Phone app may help tame diabetes
NCT ID NCT07647523
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a smartphone app that lets people log their blood sugar readings at home can improve diabetes control. One hundred adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes used the app or continued usual care for 3 months. Researchers measured changes in HbA1c, a key blood sugar marker, along with medication adherence and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone application for blood glucose monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple smartphone app helps people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 100 participants. The app only tracks data and does not change treatment, so any improvement may be modest or due to increased attention.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- 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 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study. * Having poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (HbA1c \> 7%). * Using a smartphone. * Being over 18 years of age. * Ability to speak and understand Turkish. * Being at least a primary school graduate. * Having full orientation to person, place, and time. Exclusion Criteria: * Having participated in any diabetes-related study within the last 3 months. * Inability to attend regular clinical follow-up visits. * Having severe visual or hearing impairments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dokuz Eylul University
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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