New app aims to help type 1 diabetes patients exercise safely
NCT ID NCT06730906
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called PACTAID in 20 adults with type 1 diabetes. The app gives real-time advice during exercise to help keep blood sugar levels stable while using an automated insulin pump. Researchers will check if the app improves glucose control during and after workouts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PACTAID App (smartphone application)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could help people with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar during and after exercise, reducing risk of highs and lows.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app is still being tested and refined, so it may not work as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female between age of 18-65 yrs. * T1D diagnosis will be confirmed by C- Peptide (≤0.6 ng/ml) with a simultaneous fasting glucose concentration 80-225 mg/dL. * T1D using AID either tandem Control IQ, Medtronic 780G, Omnipod 5 or Ilet bionic pancreas for diabetes management at the time of screening for at least 3-month duration. * CGM and insulin pump data available for \> 70% for last 2 weeks. * T1D without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease * HbA1c ≤10 % * Able to understand English language. * Currently using an insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio to calculate meal bolus sizes. * Willing to complete study procedures. * Willing to wear study devices. * An understanding of and willingness to follow the protocol, perform all 3 types of exercises as per protocol, and sign the informed consent. * Non-smoker * Satisfactory EKG in last one year or if not available, satisfactory baseline EKG at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Anti-hyperglycemic drugs other than insulin including metformin. * Pregnancy or contemplating pregnancy in study * Untreated hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, abnormal (out of Reference range) TSH at the time of screening * Severe hypoglycemia or DKA in last 3 months. * Baseline exercise status-those already doing vigorous exercise such as 1 hour per day will be excluded. * BMI ≥35 kg/m2 * Obstructive sleep apnea not controlled on CPAP. * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Asthma limiting exercise. * Uncontrolled hypertension, Blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg with ≥ 2 antihypertensive medications * Clinically diagnosed obstructive coronary artery disease or any other significant cardiac condition or heart failure * Uncontrolled or recurrent ventricular tachycardia * Any medication affecting heart rate. * Clinical diagnosis of unstable proliferative diabetic retinopathy * Previous Organ Transplant with or without current graft function * Currently receiving chemotherapy or long-term immunosuppressant (glucocorticoids etc.) therapy * COVID positive at the time of screening * Clinically diagnosed autonomic neuropathy * Abnormal liver function test results (Transaminase \>3 times the upper limit of normal); testing required for subjects taking medications known to affect liver function or with diseases known to affect liver function. * Abnormal renal function test results (calculated GFR \<60 mL/min/1.73m2) * Active gastroparesis * Abuse of alcohol or recreational drugs * Infectious process not anticipated to resolve prior to study procedures (e.g., meningitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis). * If on anti-depressant, lack of stability on the medication for the past 2 months prior to enrollment in the study * Any known medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator might interfere with the completion of the protocol such as the following examples: 1. Inpatient psychiatric treatment in the past 6 months 2. Presence of a known adrenal disorder 3. A recent injury to body or limb, muscular disorder, use of any medication, any carcinogenic disease, or other significant medical disorder if that injury, medication, or disease in the judgment of the investigator will affect the completion of the protocol 4. Participating in any other treatment study Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply. Eligibility last updated 08/15/2024. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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