Can smartphone apps help hispanic adults with diabetes lose weight and control blood sugar?
NCT ID NCT05279729
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether mobile health apps like Weight Watchers and Healthi can help low-income Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes lose weight and improve blood sugar control. Forty-five participants will use one of the apps or a standard program for six months, tracking their weight and glucose daily. The goal is to find a practical, low-cost tool for managing diabetes in underserved communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health applications (Weight Watchers and Healthi app)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple smartphone apps are a practical, low-cost way to help manage diabetes and weight in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The apps require daily self-monitoring, which may be hard to sustain.
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Study facts
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- 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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 64 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: * Diagnosed with type II diabetes * Between the age of 18-64 * BMI ≥ 27 * Individual annual income less than $47,520 \[Covered CA income guidelines and salary restrictions\] * Hispanic and/or Latinx origin * Monitors blood glucose regularly * Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale * Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile apps Exclusion Criteria: * Does not check blood glucose at least once per day * On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications. Medications for diabetes such as insulin, thiazolidinediones or sulfonylureas are okay
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Diego State University
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92182, United States
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