Phone app could help pregnant women control diabetes in nepal
NCT ID NCT04198857
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app designed to help women with gestational diabetes manage their condition during pregnancy. The app was developed with input from patients in Nepal and aimed to support self-care like tracking blood sugar and lifestyle habits. Researchers enrolled 214 women and looked at outcomes such as blood sugar levels after birth and baby's birth weight. The goal was to see if the app could improve health for mothers and babies in low- and middle-income countries.
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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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214 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * receive antenatal care at Dhulikhel Hospital * receive a GDM diagnosis based on Carpenter-Coustan criteria or fail the Glucose Challenge Test only * less than 30 gestational weeks into pregnancy * own a smartphone * have internet connectivity at home * can understand and read Nepali Exclusion Criteria: • Patients with learning difficulties or vision/hearing impairments
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok, 45200, Nepal
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