Tests a food-label phone app for adults with type 2 diabetes
Tests the FoodSwitch app, which scans food labels, in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Linköping, SwedenSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT05977218, who can take part
Where in Sweden
- Linköping UniversityLinköping, SwedenTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Linkoeping University
- Trial code
- NCT05977218
- Record updated
- 25 September 2025
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients 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.
Inclusion: Age between 18 and 75 years; Self-reported type 2 diabetes with a duration of ≥2 years; Regularly grocery shopping.
Exclusion: Failure to complete eligibility screening and run-in periods; No access to BankID (a digital identification system commonly used in Sweden).