Can a smartphone app keep diabetes patients out of the hospital?
NCT ID NCT07515677
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app can help people with diabetes better manage their condition after leaving the hospital. The app provides education, reminders, and monitoring tools for 90 days. Researchers will compare self-care behaviors, blood sugar control, and hospital readmission rates between app users and those receiving 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
- Digital discharge planning mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable tool to help diabetes patients better manage their health after leaving the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app's success depends on patients consistently using it.
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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 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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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: * Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. * Age 18 years or older. * Hospitalized patients who are preparing for discharge. * Able to use a smartphone and access the mobile application. * Willing to participate and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe complications requiring intensive care. * Patients with cognitive impairment or severe mental illness that may interfere with participation. * Patients who are unable to operate a smartphone or mobile application. * Patients who decline to participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RS Universitas Sebelas Maret
Sukoharjo, Central Java, 57557, Indonesia
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