New program aims to tackle diabesity with Team-Based care and tech support
NCT ID NCT07039279
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for Chinese adults aged 18-50 with type 2 diabetes and obesity. It tests a 3-year program that combines medical treatment, counseling, an AI chatbot, and peer support to help with weight loss and improve physical and mental health. The goal is to see if this team-based approach works better than standard care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Type 2 diabetes; 2. Obesity reaching action level as defined as body mass index (BMI) ³27.5 kg/m2 and/or waist circumference (WC) ³80cm in women and ³90cm in men; 3. Age between 18 and 50 years; 4. Able to conversate with smartphone technology and web-based program. 5. Able to read Chinese and communicate using Chinese. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes; 2. Active malignant disease including those with history of malignant disease less than 5 years of disease-free duration; 3. Life expectancy less than 12 months; 4. Any medical illness or condition as judged by the investigators as ineligible to participate the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Ward 3M, Diabetes and Endocrine Research Centre, 3/F Day Treatment Block and Children Wards (Old Block), Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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