Can better sleep help prevent diabetes? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07450118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study compares two approaches to reduce type 2 diabetes risk in 40 overweight adults with prediabetes. One group follows the standard Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) focusing on diet and exercise. The other group uses an enhanced version (DPP++) that also includes a sleep health app and time-restricted eating. The main goal is to see which group loses more weight over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Diabetes Prevention Program (lifestyle coaching) plus a sleep health digital app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective lifestyle program to prevent type 2 diabetes in at-risk adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added sleep component may not provide extra benefit over the standard program.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Prediabetes confirmed by blood test result within 12 months of enrollment, previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), or positive screening for prediabetes based on the Prediabetes Risk Test * BMI of 25 kg/m² or greater (23 kg/m² or greater for Asian Americans) Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years * BMI less than 25 kg/m² (less than 23 kg/m² for Asian Americans) * No current diagnosis of prediabetes or gestational diabetes mellitus * Prior diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes * Pregnancy at the time of enrollment * Development of a medical condition that, in the PI's judgment, could be exacerbated by the study interventions (e.g., eating disorder, severe sleep disorder)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nutrition Clinic, University of Delaware
RECRUITINGNewark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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