DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients Trial

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorLinkoeping University

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age between 18 and 75 years

Self-reported type 2 diabetes with a duration of ≥2 years

Regularly grocery shopping

Disqualifiers

No access to BankID (a digital identification system commonly used in Sweden)

Failure to complete eligibility screening and run-in periods

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • FoodSwitch

Treatment groups

900 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators