Can a phone app help young people with diabetes control blood sugar?
NCT ID NCT06375460
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app that shows real-time blood sugar and activity data can help adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes improve their glucose control. Participants use a continuous glucose monitor and Fitbit, and some receive prompts to reflect on their data and plan diet or exercise. The trial lasts 90 days with an additional 90-day follow-up, and includes 100 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Focused App Prompt (behavioral intervention via smartphone app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, app-based way to help young people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar day-to-day.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (100 participants) testing a behavioral tool, not a drug. The app may not lead to lasting improvements, and results may not apply to everyone with type 2 diabetes.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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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14 to 26 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: * type 2 diabetes: negative diabetes autoantibodies, no suspicion for monogenic diabetes * English-speaking (app in English) Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy * Hydroxyurea use (CGM sensor inaccuracies) * Cognitive impairment or severe psychiatric condition that could interfere with participation in behavioral intervention for diabetes self-management * Current or previously diagnosed eating disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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