Can a smartphone app help young adults tame type 2 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07325838
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a 12-week digital program led by a nurse to help young adults (ages 18-45) with type 2 diabetes better manage their condition. Participants use a web or mobile app for education, goal-setting, and direct messaging with a nurse. The goal is to see if this approach improves blood sugar control, self-care habits, and reduces diabetes-related distress compared to standard care plus digital brochures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital nurse-led self-management education and support program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to help young adults with type 2 diabetes better manage their condition and reduce diabetes-related distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 72 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The digital program may not be more effective than standard education, and adherence could be low.
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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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 45 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: * Age between 18 and 45 years. * Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. * Able to read and write in the study language. * Has access to the internet and to a digital device (such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer). * No communication barriers (e.g., hearing, speech, or severe cognitive impairment that would prevent understanding of the intervention and questionnaires). * No physical or mental health condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would prevent participation in the digital intervention and follow-up. * Willing and able to use a digital platform/application for diabetes self-management education and support. * Provides informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus or gestational diabetes. * Advanced diabetic retinopathy or other severe visual impairment that significantly limits the ability to use digital devices or read educational materials. * Severe psychiatric disorder or cognitive impairment that would interfere with participation in the intervention or completion of study assessments. * Any condition that the investigators judge to make the person unsuitable for participation (e.g., severe acute illness, terminal condition). * Unwillingness or inability to use the digital platform or to share necessary clinical data for the purposes of the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Van Regional Training and Research Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic
Van, Van, 65150, Turkey (Türkiye)
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