Can a smartphone app teach teens to manage diabetes?
NCT ID NCT05953532
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app designed to help young people with type 1 diabetes learn how to manage their condition. Twenty teens aged 10-18 used the app at home for 12 weeks. Researchers measured how often they used the app and checked their blood sugar control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- diabetes self-management and diabetes technology education software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a fun, effective way to help teens with type 1 diabetes manage their condition better.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small pilot study with only 20 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not improve blood sugar control.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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10 to 18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes \>1 year * 10-18 years of age * Currently uses insulin pump or HCL therapy * Duration of 6 months of pump therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Significant learning disability * Self-reported pregnancy * Inability to read and write English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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