New app aims to get type 1 diabetes patients moving without fear
NCT ID NCT06967701
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a mobile app that gives personalized exercise coaching and feedback on blood sugar, sleep, and mood to help middle-aged adults with type 1 diabetes exercise more. Participants get a free Garmin smartwatch and program membership. The goal is to see if the app helps people safely increase their weekly exercise. The study is entirely remote, so you can join from anywhere in the U.S.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise program with coaching and smartwatch
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help people with type 1 diabetes exercise more safely and confidently, improving their health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not lead to lasting changes in exercise habits.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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30 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: * 30-65 years old inclusive * Diagnosis with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or other insulin deficiency diabetes (latent autoimmune disease of adulthood, diabetes secondary to pancreatitis) * Less than 1.0 exercise sessions per week * Smartphone ownership * English literacy * Under regular care by a healthcare provider (1+ appointments per year) * Home Broadband wireless Internet or cell phone network * Using continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and sharing data with medical record for at least 6 weeks * Using insulin pump or pen and sharing data with medical record for at least 6 weeks Exclusion criteria: * Diabetic ketoacidosis not clearly related to pump site failure in past 6 months * \>1 episode of severe hypoglycemia (altered mental and/or physical status requiring assistance from another person for recovery) in past 6 months * A1c ≥10.0% * Resting blood pressure \>160mmHg systolic or \>100 mmHg diastolic. * Myocardial infarction or angina in past 12 months * Uncontrolled arrhythmia (e.g., atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, new onset atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, escape rhythms) * Congestive heart failure (stage 3 or 4) * Exercise-induced asthma (not controlled on inhalers) * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (requiring home oxygen) * Renal failure * Pregnancy * Cognitive impairment * Severe retinopathy or neuropathy. * Other chronic disease or physical disability that would influence exercise intervention (e.g., recent spinal surgery)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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