Smart texts boost diabetes pill taking
NCT ID NCT05742685
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether personalized text messages can improve medication adherence in adults with type 2 diabetes. 28 participants received either tailored or generic daily texts for 6 months. The goal was to see if custom messages help people take their diabetes pills more consistently.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) * Prescribed between 1-3 daily oral medications for diabetes * Most recent HbA1c level of 7% or greater * Suboptimal adherence, defined by proportion of days covered (PDC) \< 0.90 based on chart review * Must have a smartphone for which they are the sole user * Must have a basic working knowledge of English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Currently using a pillbox and/or not willing to use electronic pill bottles for 6 months * Receive help at home on a daily basis with taking medications
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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