New app aims to make gestational diabetes easier to handle
NCT ID NCT07372872
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing a smartphone app called MyGlucoCare that provides personalized education, clinician support, and a peer group for women with gestational diabetes. About 30 pregnant women will use the app for 8 to 12 weeks. Researchers want to see if the app is practical and acceptable, and whether it helps improve blood sugar control and well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MyGlucoCare smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide a practical, low-cost way for women with gestational diabetes to better manage their blood sugar and well-being during pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants and no comparison group. The app may not show clear benefits or may not work for all women.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Pregnant women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) via a 75g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), conducted between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation (Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2016). * Aged 18 years or older. * Own a smartphone with reliable internet access. * Able to read and understand Chinese. Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus. * Known major fetal anomaly. * Concurrent enrollment in any other structured GDM self-management intervention. * Severe mental health conditions.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hong Kong Metropolitan University
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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