Virtual community aims to turn prediabetes around with games and peer support
NCT ID NCT07354997
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile platform designed for people with prediabetes. It combines educational games, lifestyle challenges, and community interaction to encourage healthy habits. Sixty participants used the platform, and researchers tracked their diet, exercise, and blood sugar levels to see if the approach helps manage the condition.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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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: * Meets the diagnostic criteria for prediabetes: ①impaired fasting glucose (IFG): 6.1 mmol/L ≤ fasting plasma glucose (FPG) \< 7.0 mmol/L and 2 h plasma glucose (2-hPG) after a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) \< 7.80 mmol/L and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT): FPG\<7.0 mmol/L and 7.8 mmol/L ≤ 2 hPG OGTT \< 11.1 mmol/L\], or HbA1c: 5.7-6.4%; * Age ≥18 years; * Clear awareness and comprehension ability; * Able to use a smartphone and have access to internet at home; * Willing to participate and sign the informed consent; * Understand the purpose, procedure and nature of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment or mental disorder; * Complicated with severe malignant tumours; * Complicated with severe acute or chronic complications such as blindness, heart failure and end-stage renal disease.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China
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