Trial Outcomes & Findings for Sweetgoals for Type 1 Diabetes (NCT NCT04646473)

NCT ID: NCT04646473

Last Updated: 2026-08-13

Results Overview

Estimated mean change (slope) in percent glycated hemoglobin per each 6 month interval from Baseline to Month 12 were obtained from a growth curve analysis using maximum likelihood estimation to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

300 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

From Baseline to Month 12

Results posted on

2026-08-13

Participant Flow

Recruitment via social media. Enrolled from July 25, 2021 to 03/25/2024.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Sweetgoals App
Sweetgoals app
Sweetgoals App, Incentives
Sweetgoals app, incentives
Sweetgoals App, Coaching
Sweetgoals app, coaching
Sweetgoals App, Incentives, Coaching
Sweetgoals app, incentives, coaching
Overall Study
STARTED
75
75
75
75
Overall Study
COMPLETED
69
73
68
71
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
6
2
7
4

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Sweetgoals for Type 1 Diabetes

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Sweetgoals App, Incentives
n=75 Participants
Sweetgoals app, incentives
Sweetgoals App, Coaching
n=75 Participants
Sweetgoals app, coaching
Sweetgoals App, Incentives, Coaching
n=75 Participants
Sweetgoals app, incentives, coaching
Total
n=300 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Sweetgoals App
n=75 Participants
Sweetgoals app
Age, Continuous
23.55 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.08 • n=1 Participants
23.67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.95 • n=1 Participants
23.37 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.88 • n=2 Participants
23.40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.97
23.03 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.97 • n=1 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
53 Participants
n=1 Participants
50 Participants
n=1 Participants
50 Participants
n=2 Participants
204 Participants
51 Participants
n=1 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
21 Participants
n=1 Participants
22 Participants
n=1 Participants
23 Participants
n=2 Participants
88 Participants
22 Participants
n=1 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Other
1 Participants
n=1 Participants
3 Participants
n=1 Participants
2 Participants
n=2 Participants
8 Participants
2 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
1 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=2 Participants
1 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
4 Participants
n=1 Participants
1 Participants
n=1 Participants
3 Participants
n=2 Participants
8 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=2 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
n=1 Participants
10 Participants
n=1 Participants
8 Participants
n=2 Participants
30 Participants
9 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
60 Participants
n=1 Participants
58 Participants
n=1 Participants
60 Participants
n=2 Participants
239 Participants
61 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
7 Participants
n=1 Participants
2 Participants
n=1 Participants
4 Participants
n=2 Participants
17 Participants
4 Participants
n=1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=1 Participants
3 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=2 Participants
5 Participants
1 Participants
n=1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
n=1 Participants
6 Participants
n=1 Participants
9 Participants
n=2 Participants
30 Participants
8 Participants
n=1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
68 Participants
n=1 Participants
69 Participants
n=1 Participants
66 Participants
n=2 Participants
270 Participants
67 Participants
n=1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
0 Participants
n=2 Participants
0 Participants
0 Participants
n=1 Participants
HbA1c
8.92 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.08 • n=1 Participants
8.82 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.50 • n=1 Participants
8.82 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.42 • n=2 Participants
8.84 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.31
8.80 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.22 • n=1 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: From Baseline to Month 12

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants. The decision to analyze all randomized participants together for aim 1, rather than separately by arm, assesses the main effect of time for these participants, all of whom received an active intervention. The decision to analyze all randomized participants together, rather than separately by arm, was pre-specified in the the Protocol/Statistical Analysis Plan for the purposes of assessing the main effect of time.

Estimated mean change (slope) in percent glycated hemoglobin per each 6 month interval from Baseline to Month 12 were obtained from a growth curve analysis using maximum likelihood estimation to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Percent Glycated Hemoglobin/6 Months
-.311 Percent Glycated Hemoglobin/6 months
Interval -0.374 to -0.247

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 months, controlling for baseline

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants.

Estimated mean change from Baseline to Month 12 were obtained from a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the change in HbA1c at 12 months vs. baseline associated with the On level of the intervention condition relative to the Off level of the intervention condition.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
n=300 Participants
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Change in Hba1c at 12 Months, Main Effects of Each Intervention Component
0.118 Percent
Interval -0.029 to 0.306
0.005 Percent
Interval -0.146 to 0.161

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 12 months, controlling for baseline

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants. This population was pre-specified in the the Protocol/Statistical Analysis Plan for the purposes of assessing the effects of glucose checking goal achievement on changes in glycated hemoglobin as part of the mediation model.

Estimated mean change from baseline to Month 12 was obtained from a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the change in HbA1c at 12 months from baseline associated with each additional day of glucose checking goal achievement during the 6-month intervention period.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Change in Percent Glycated Hemoglobin Per Day of Glucose Checking Goal Achievement
-0.071 % glycated hemoglobin/day per week
Interval -0.22 to 0.055

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At 12 months, controlling for baseline

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants. This population was pre-specified in the the Protocol/Statistical Analysis Plan for the purposes of assessing the effects of mealtime goal achievement on changes in glycated hemoglobin as part of the mediation model.

Estimated mean change from baseline to Month 12 was obtained from a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the change in HbA1c at 12 months from baseline associated with each additional day of mealtime goal achievement during the 6-month intervention period.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Change in Percent Glycated Hemoglobin Per Day of Mealtime Goal Achievement
-0.12 % glycated hemoglobin/day per week
Interval -0.203 to -0.04

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants.

Estimated mean days per week meeting checking goal were obtained from a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the difference in the mean days per week the checking goal was met associated with the On level of each intervention condition relative to the Off level of the intervention condition.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
n=300 Participants
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Days Per Week Meeting Glucose Checking Goal During Intervention Period, Main Effects of Each Intervention Component
0.208 Days per week
Interval 0.029 to 0.399
0.103 Days per week
Interval -0.08 to 0.291

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Population: ITT population: all randomized participants.

Estimated mean days per week meeting mealtime goal were obtained from a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the difference in the mean days per week the goal was met associated with the On level of each intervention condition relative to the Off level of the intervention condition.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
n=300 Participants
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Days Per Week Meeting Mealtime Goal During Intervention Period, Main Effects of Each Intervention Component
0.443 Days per week
Interval 0.242 to 0.643
0.519 Days per week
Interval 0.319 to 0.721

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT population, all randomized participants

Estimated mean change from Baseline to12 months were obtained from a a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the change in HbA1c at 12 months resulting from the impact of the On level of each intervention condition relative to the Off level of the intervention condition as mediated by the mean days per week the glucose checking goal was met.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
n=300 Participants
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Change in Percent Glycated Hemoglobin Due to Each Intervention Mediated by Days Met Glucose Checking Goal
-0.015 Percent
Interval -0.064 to 0.008
-0.007 Percent
Interval -0.052 to 0.005

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT population, all randomized participants

Estimated mean change from Baseline to12 months were obtained from a a maximum likelihood structural path model to account for missing data. All randomized participants were utilized in the model (ITT analysis). This outcome measure is reported as the change in HbA1c at 12 months resulting from the impact of the On level of each intervention condition relative to the Off level of the intervention condition as mediated by the mean days per week the mealtime goal was met.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Reporting Groups
n=300 Participants
All participants regardless of individual randomly assigned combination of On- or Off switched levels of both intervention factors, HbA1c measured at baseline and month 12.
Coaching
n=300 Participants
Coaching (Off) or Coaching (On)
Change in Percent Glycated Hemoglobin Due to Each Intervention Mediated by Days Met Mealtime Goal
-0.053 Percent
Interval -0.11 to -0.019
-0.062 Percent
Interval -0.123 to -0.024

Adverse Events

Sweetgoals App

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Sweetgoals App, Incentives

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Sweetgoals App, Coaching

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Sweetgoals App, Incentives, Coaching

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Sweetgoals App
n=75 participants at risk
Sweetgoals app
Sweetgoals App, Incentives
n=75 participants at risk
Sweetgoals app, incentives
Sweetgoals App, Coaching
n=75 participants at risk
Sweetgoals app, coaching
Sweetgoals App, Incentives, Coaching
n=75 participants at risk
Sweetgoals app, incentives, coaching
Endocrine disorders
Hospitalization related to type 1 diabetes
4.0%
3/75 • From enrollment to 12 month followup
Questionnaires sent to all randomized participants. Serious adverse events all reflect hospitalization for either high or low blood glucose.
2.7%
2/75 • From enrollment to 12 month followup
Questionnaires sent to all randomized participants. Serious adverse events all reflect hospitalization for either high or low blood glucose.
1.3%
1/75 • From enrollment to 12 month followup
Questionnaires sent to all randomized participants. Serious adverse events all reflect hospitalization for either high or low blood glucose.
2.7%
2/75 • From enrollment to 12 month followup
Questionnaires sent to all randomized participants. Serious adverse events all reflect hospitalization for either high or low blood glucose.

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Catherine Stanger

Dartmouth College

Phone: 603-646-7010

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place