Lifestyle makeover may stop prediabetes in its tracks
NCT ID NCT07462078
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a lifestyle modification program—including diet advice, exercise plans, and mobile reminders—could reduce the risk of prediabetes progressing to type 2 diabetes. 124 adults with prediabetes participated. The goal was to see if simple, everyday changes could keep blood sugar levels healthy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lifestyle modification (diet, exercise, counseling, mobile reminders)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes using simple, low-cost lifestyle changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study without a control group, so results may not apply broadly. Long-term adherence to lifestyle changes is challenging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Jun 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 to 70 years
- 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: * Age from 18 to 70 years old. * Both sexes. * Read and write. * Prediabetic as detected by: * FINDRISC score of ≥ 7. * Confirmed by Fasting blood glucose of 100-125 mg/d L, OGTT of 140 -200 -mg/dL and Hba1c of 5.7-6.4 % * Have a smart mobile. Exclusion Criteria: * Known diabetes mellitus patients. * Known Malabsorption syndrome patients. * Known allergic patients to some food items such as lactose intolerance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Institute of Medical Entomology
Giza, Doki, 202, Egypt
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