Healthy volunteers wear glucose monitors to unlock diet secrets
NCT ID NCT06900439
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how healthy people's blood sugar changes after eating, using a continuous glucose monitor for 14 days. About 1,189 participants ate a standard test meal and provided stool samples to see how their gut microbiome might affect blood sugar control. The goal was to better understand glucose monitor accuracy and how diet and gut health influence blood sugar over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- standardized test meal and personalized dietary program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help improve how we use continuous glucose monitors to understand individual blood sugar responses and design better dietary advice.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational sub-study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to people with health conditions, and the findings are exploratory.
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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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1,189 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in the ZOE product \& purchased a Gut Health Retest at month 4 * Any sex * Minimum 18 years of age * Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 18.5 kg/m2 * If under care for any chronic medical conditions (including type 2 diabetes), you have confirmed with your treating physician that this sub study is safe for you. This does not apply to conditions listed in the exclusion criteria. * Able and willing to comply with the study protocol and provide informed consent before your ZOE Gut Health Retest is fulfilled and posted. * Live in the United Kingdom Exclusion Criteria: * Cannot safely eat the standardised meals (part of the ZOE product) which contain standard UK ingredients, e.g. due to allergy or recent gastrointestinal surgery * Cannot safely use the cgm (per manufacturer's contraindications for use including critically ill, pregnant, receiving dialysis, or have an implantable medical device) * Are pregnant * Have had a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), or major surgery in the last two months * Are unable to read and write in English, as the ZOE app is only available in English. * Are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and/or require the use of exogenous insulin or oral hypoglycaemic medications to regulate blood sugar levels * Have an active eating disorder (e.g. anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa) * Have an active gut or digestive system disease (e.g. IBD, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) * Are undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer * Unable to complete study tasks by 31 May 2025
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ZOE Limited
London, SE17RW, United Kingdom
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