New app aims to turn wearable data into diabetes Self-Care success
NCT ID NCT06848361
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This pilot study tests MPowerHub, a smartphone app that helps adults with type 2 diabetes make sense of data from continuous glucose monitors and activity trackers. The app shows combined trends and prompts daily questions about diet, sleep, stress, and medication. Researchers want to see if people will use the app and stick with it for 4 months. If it works, this could lead to better diabetes management and fewer complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MPowerHub app (behavioral intervention using wearable device data)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their condition using data from wearable devices, potentially reducing complications and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (80 participants) focused on feasibility, not on proving health outcomes. The app may not lead to lasting behavior change or improved 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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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25 to 75 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: * Received outpatient care in the participating health system in the last 12 months * Has a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (ICD10 codes E08.xx, E09.xx, E11.xx, E13.xx,O24.1x , O24.3x, O24.8x, O24.9x) * Last Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) value obtained in the last 6 months was ≥7.5% * Currently prescribed at least one non-insulin diabetes medication * Able to provide informed consent * Able to interact with a simple smartphone application * Owns or has access to a smartphone that is able to access an internet website * Did not participate a prior study related to this protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Originally was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 21 years * Has a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus * Has a diagnosis of gestational diabetes without any other diabetes diagnoses * Is currently prescribed insulin * Currently is using a CGM device * Has a diagnosis (active or prior) of schizophrenia or other psychotic/delusional disorder * Has a life-limiting severe illness (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring oxygen) * Is pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 6 months * Has other concerns that may interfere significantly with their ability to participate in the intervention (ongoing health issues, personal events, etc.) * Currently is enrolled in another diabetes management intervention study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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