Digital family program aims to curb diabetes and hypertension across europe
NCT ID NCT05648383
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a 24-month program that combined face-to-face counseling with digital tools to help families prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Over 1,200 adults and their children from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Spain took part. The program encouraged healthier lifestyles as a family, using mobile apps for self-monitoring and support. Researchers measured changes in blood sugar and blood pressure to see if the program worked better than standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mHealth self-management intervention (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, family-centered digital approach to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and hypertension, reducing the burden of these chronic conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet widely published. The intervention is complex and may not be easily adopted in all communities. Long-term benefits beyond 24 months are unknown.
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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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1,215 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Dec 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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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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Inclusion Criteria: * People who have their permanent residence within the prefecture/region of the relevant facility participating in the clinical study. * People having children at primary and/ or secondary education. * People who are physically and mentally able to provide their informed consent to participate. * People with a FINDRISC ≥10 * People with a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥ 100 mg/dL and /or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 5.7% Exclusion Criteria: * People suffering from a health condition where adherence to the intervention will be contraindicated or improbable. * People unable to express a free and informed consent for medical and/or psychological conditions, mental incapacity.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Harokopio University
Athens, Attica, 17676, Greece
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Medical University of Varna
Varna, Varna, 9002, Bulgaria
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Universidad de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Universiteti i Mjekësisë
Tirana, Rruga E Dibrës, AL1005, Albania
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