Wearable tech and AI join forces to fight Pre-Diabetes
NCT ID NCT06472297
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new way to prevent type 2 diabetes in people with pre-diabetes. Participants wore a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on their arm and received AI-generated educational videos on their smartphone. The goal was to see if this combination could help lower average blood sugar levels. The study involved 23 Latino community health workers and was completed at the University of Southern California.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continuous glucose monitor (CGM) device and AI-generated educational videos
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a practical, low-cost way to help people with pre-diabetes avoid developing type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study with only 23 participants, all from one community, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is still early and needs larger trials to confirm effectiveness.
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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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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Prediabetes by finger prick blood A1C% * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prediabetes risk test score of 5 or higher * Willingness to wear CGM sensor * Latino community health worker Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant * Less than 18 years of age, which is adult in California * Diagnosed with any disorder that interferes with glucose * Influential medical disorder/event affecting ability to participate in study * Incompatible smartphone device not pairing with Dexcom G6 app
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Southern California Center for Latino Health SCCLH
Los Angeles, California, 90031, United States
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