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A digital coach for hunger: can an app retrain appetite to improve diabetes control?
NCT ID NCT05741125
First seen Sep 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing a digital program called Centering Appetite in African American adults with type 2 diabetes and binge eating. The program includes web-based lessons to help people relearn their body's hunger and fullness signals, along with diabetes education and a Fitbit to track activity. The study will check whether people can stick with the program and whether it helps improve blood sugar levels and reduce binge eating 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
- A digital behavioral intervention called Centering Appetite, which includes diabetes education, web-based lessons on appetite self-regulation, and a Fitbit for activity monitoring.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a practical digital tool to help people with type 2 diabetes and binge eating better manage their appetite, blood sugar, and weight.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, so it may not prove the intervention works. Success depends on participants staying engaged, and results may not apply to broader groups.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: Individuals are eligible if they * identify as a Non-Hispanic, AA * are over 18 years of age * have an A1c value \> 7.5 * have a working Smartphone * complete binge eating screening Exclusion Criteria: Individuals will be excluded if they: * have major end-organ type 2 diabetes mellitus complications * have a history of weight loss surgery * are currently pregnant * in substance use treatment or are involved in another weight reduction program.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rachel W. Goode
Kannapolis, North Carolina, 28081, United States
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UNC Nutrition Research Institute
Kannapolis, North Carolina, 28081, United States
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