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DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients Trial
Sponsor: Linkoeping University
Summary
This randomized controlled trial will assess the impact of the FoodSwitch mobile app, which provides interpretive front-of-pack labelling via barcode scanning, in 900 Swedish adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants will be randomized to app + standard advice or standard advice alone. The primary outcome is change in HbA1c at 6 months; secondary outcomes include anthropometrics, quality of life, medication use, hospitalizations, and mortality.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
900
Start Date
2025-08-25
Completion Date
2031-12-31
Last Updated
2025-09-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
FoodSwitch
Access to the 'DiabetesSwitch' filter of the FoodSwitch app when grocery shopping. When a packaged food item bar code is scanned, the FoodSwitch app will show an interpretive nutritional information score for the scanned product and recommend alternate healthier food options in the same category.
Locations (1)
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden