Smartphone app aims to prevent diabetic foot problems
NCT ID NCT07452887
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app with reminders and an education program can help people with type 2 diabetes improve how they care for their feet, feel more confident managing their diabetes, and have a better quality of life. About 80 adults who own a smartphone and use WhatsApp will take part. The goal is to prevent serious foot complications.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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18 to 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-65 years * Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus * Able to read and understand Turkish * Owns a smartphone and uses WhatsApp * Provides written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes or gestational diabetes * Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder * Active diabetic foot ulcer requiring hospitalization * Participation in another structured diabetes education program within the last 6 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital
Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)