Cash for glucose control: new study pays teens to manage diabetes
NCT ID NCT06384911
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving teens with type 1 diabetes financial rewards for meeting blood sugar goals improves their diabetes management. About 96 teens will either get usual care or earn money for hitting targets. Researchers will compare blood sugar levels and quality of life between the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Financial incentives program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help teens with type 1 diabetes improve their blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral study. The effect may be small or not last long, and results may not apply to all teens.
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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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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12 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: * Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ≥12 months * Utilize a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to support diabetes management * Average daily CGM use is less than or equal to 70% of the time and/or their baseline average insulin bolus administration is less than or equal to 3 times a day * Are using diabetes technology that allows for tracking of bolus insulin administration if participant wants to work on improving daily bolus insulin administration * Cognitively able to participate in incentive program and complete surveys * Have access to a mobile phone to receive information about goal attainment and incentive updates * Have the ability to upload glucose and insulin administration data remotely per processes used by participant's diabetes care team * Caregivers are willing to participate in study and complete surveys Exclusion Criteria: * At time of screening, average CGM wear is greater than 70% of the time or baseline average insulin bolus administration is greater than 3 times a day * Adolescent is not interested in using diabetes technology that allows for tracking of bolus insulin administration if participant wants to work on improving daily bolus insulin administration * Cognitively or physically unable to participate * Adolescent is a ward of the state * Severe comorbidities including other major chronic health conditions that significantly impact daily management demands or health outcomes * Caregivers are not willing to participate in study and complete surveys
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seattle Children's
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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