Smartwatches and AI could predict diabetes complications in new study
NCT ID NCT07129148
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether wearable devices like continuous glucose monitors and smart bracelets, combined with smartphone apps, can help predict and prevent complications in people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers will enroll 6,000 adults and follow them for 3 months, using AI to analyze data from the wearables. The goal is to see if this technology can improve blood sugar control and reduce the risk of diabetes-related health problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wearable devices (CGM, smart bracelet) and smartphone mini-programs
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI and wearable tech help predict and reduce diabetes complications, leading to better remote management tools.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study without a control group, so results may not prove cause and effect. The 3-month follow-up is short for seeing long-term benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 6,000 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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Oct 2027
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 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes; 2. Aged ≥ 18 years; 3. Able to accept the diabetes management model with AI-assisted management and wearable device monitoring; 4. Able to provide complete lifestyle records, including medical history, medication status, diet, exercise, etc.; 5. Fully understand the purpose, nature, and methods of the study, voluntarily participate in this study, accept a 3-month follow-up, and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having severe mental illness or language barriers; 2. Suffering from malignant tumors; 3. Pregnant or lactating women; 4. Suspected active infections (such as active pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, etc.); 5. Severe hepatic and renal insufficiency (alanine transaminase and/or aspartate transaminase \> 3 times the upper limit of normal; estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m²); 6. A history of definite major adverse cardiovascular events and/or revascularization and/or intravenous thrombolysis and/or endovascular thrombectomy; 7. Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, pituitary-adrenal dysfunction, or other endocrine diseases; 8. Alcoholism or drug addiction; 9. Receiving insulin therapy; 10. Unable to accept new comprehensive intervention technologies for various reasons (such as personal beliefs, economic factors, etc.).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, China
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