New app could help kids with diabetes dose insulin safely
NCT ID NCT07427134
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a digital tool that helps children under 12 with type 1 diabetes calculate their insulin doses. The tool considers factors like carbs, blood sugar levels, and trends. Researchers will compare blood sugar control (HbA1c) over 6 months between kids using the tool plus standard care and those receiving standard care alone. The goal is to see if the tool improves safety and glucose management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- flexible digital insulin dose calculator (behavioural intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this tool could help children with type 1 diabetes achieve better blood sugar control and reduce dangerous highs and lows.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The tool may not improve outcomes significantly, and it requires consistent use and caregiver training.
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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 440 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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1 year to 12 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: * Children and adolescents \< 12 years * Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) * Duration of diagnosis \> 1 year * Using a multiple daily injection (MDI) regimen * Practising carbohydrate counting for at least 1 month before enrolment Exclusion Criteria: * Use of an existing insulin dose calculator (e.g., mobile application or bolus advisor) within the last 3 months * Diagnosis of other types of diabetes (e.g., Type 2 diabetes mellitus, monogenic diabetes) * Use of insulin regimens other than multiple daily injections (MDI) (e.g., insulin pump therapy)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Child Hospital
RECRUITINGLahore, Pakistan
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University of Mosul
RECRUITINGMosul, Iraq
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