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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2eDITNCT05491005

The eHealth Diabetes Remission Trial

A study testing Total diet replacement, eHealth and Face-to-face in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, run by Umeå University at 3 sites in Sweden.

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Trial summary

Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes are offered a total diet replacement with the goal of weight loss and diabetes remission. Study participants are randomised to eHealth follow-up or face-to-face follow-up, but the dietary advice is the same in both groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
What is being tested?
Total diet replacement, eHealth and Face-to-face
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
106 participants
Where
3 sitesSweden
Study dates
31 Aug 2022to 31 Jan 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Type 2 diabetes with duration 0-6 years
  • BMI 27 kg/m2 and higher
  • HbA1c 43 mmol/mol or higher (48 or higher if without diabetes medication)

Who cannot join

  • Insulin treatment
  • Weight loss more than 5 kg during the past 6 months
  • Diagnosed eating disorder
  • eGFR < 30 ml/min/1,73m2
  • Myocardial infarction last six months
  • Severe heart failure (NYHA class III)
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  • Ongoing cancer
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment with antipsychotic drugs

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Julia Otten, PhD contact

+46703341559

julia.otten@umu.se

Sweden3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • Bra Liv Råslätt vårdcentral

    Jönköping

    Andreas Stomby, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Örnsköldsvik hospital

    Örnsköldsvik

    Katarina Shahedi, MD

    Not yet recruiting
  • Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine

    Umeå, 90187

    Julia Otten, MD, PhD

    Julia Otten, MD, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: eHealth Diabetes Remission Trial (Swedish: Remission av Typ 2 Diabetes Med hjälp av eHälsa

Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes are offered a total diet replacement with the goal of weight loss and diabetes remission. Study participants are randomised to eHealth follow-up or face-to-face follow-up, but the dietary advice is the same in both groups. A healthy control group with normal glucose tolerance is examined once but is not randomised and does not receive any intervention.

Read the detailed description

One hundred and six overweight patients with type 2 diabetes replace usual foods with total diet replacement (850 kcal/day) for 3 months with the goal of 15 kg weight loss and diabetes remission (HbA1c < 48 mmol/mol without diabetes medication). After 3 months of total diet replacement, food is reintroduced stepwise, and an individually tailored energy prescription is used to prevent weight regain. If study participants do not reach the weight loss goal at 3 months, they are recommended two additional months of total diet replacement. If weight regain occurs during the weight maintenance phase, a rescue plan with total diet replacement will be recommended. To increase the chances to maintain their lower body weight, participants will use a program specifically design for that purpose based on cognitive behavioural therapy. Total study duration is two years.

The one hundred and six participants are randomised to either the eHealth follow-up or the face-to-face follow-up. The dietary advice to achieve and maintain weight loss is the same in both groups and delivered by the same dietician, physician, and nurse but the method of follow-up differs between groups (eHealth vs face-to-face).

eHealth group:

All study information and the cognitive behavioural therapy program is given by an eHealth application in Stöd och behandling which is part of 1177.se. Participants register body weight, fasting blood glucose, and blood pressure every morning at 1177.se. Regularly a measurement of HbA1c is taken at home. Participants will have scheduled video appointments with the study dietician, study nurse or study physician.

Face-to-face group:

Participants have appointments in the medical office with the study physician/nurse/dietician. At the appointments, body weight, blood pressure and capillary blood glucose is measured. HbA1c is measured during the appointments at 0, 6, 12 and 24 months. The cognitive behavioral therapy program for the control group is identical to the program of the intervention group, but the program is delivered during the face-to-face appointments.

Healthy control group:

Fifteen healthy participants with normal glucose tolerance, stable body weight for at least one year and matched to the study participants for sex, age, and weight after one year study duration, will be examined once. These participants are not randomised and do not receive any intervention.

Outcomes:

Primary and secondary outcome measures are compared between 1) the experimental eHealth group and 2) the experimental face-to-face group. For the other pre-specified outcome measures the experimental eHealth group and the experimental face-to-face group are taken together as one group, examined twice (baseline and 12 months) and compared to the healthy control group, that is examined only once.

Long-term follow-up:

Because long term data on diabetes remission by total diet replacement are lacking, study participants will be followed after they have finished the study. Data of the national diabetes registry from participants of this study will be compared to other patients in the national diabetes registry not participating in this study but matched for age, sex and diabetes duration to the study participants.

Being tested
Total diet replacement, eHealth, Face-to-face
Keywords
Diabetes Remission, Nutrition Therapy, Obesity, eHealth, Weight Loss
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity, Weight Loss

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Total diet replacementBehavioural

    Total diet replacement (850 kcal/day) for 3 months followed by weight maintenance for 21 months.

  • eHealthBehavioural

    All follow-up through an eHealth application and video meetings.

  • Face-to-faceBehavioural

    All follow-up through face-to-face meetings.

Study groups in NCT05491005
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
eHealthExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Total diet replacement; Behavioral: eHealth
Face-to-faceExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Total diet replacement; Behavioral: Face-to-face
Healthy control groupNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. HbA1c

    HbA1c without diabetes medication as a continuous outcome (HbA1c correction according to Tsapas et al 2020 if on diabetes medication). The outcome will be tested for non-inferiority first, with a non-inferiority margin of 8 mmol/mol; followed by a test for superiority.

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (31)
  1. HbA1c

    HbA1c without diabetes medication as a continuous outcome (HbA1c correction according to Tsapas et al 2020 if on diabetes medication). The outcome will be tested for non-inferiority first, with a non-inferiority margin of 8 mmol/mol; followed by a test for superiority.

    Measured: 6 and 24 months

  2. Diabetes remission

    Number of participants with HbA1c < 48 mmol/mol without diabetes medication. The outcome will be tested for non-inferiority first with a non-inferiority margin of 10 percentage points; followed by a test for superiority.

    Measured: 6, 12 and 24 months

  3. Body weight

    Body weight as a continuous outcome

    Measured: 6, 12 and 24 months

  4. Achieved weight loss of at least 15 kg

    Number of participants with achieved weight loss of at least 15 kg

    Measured: 6, 12 and 24 months

  5. Incremental costs per diabetes remission

    Measured: 24 months

  6. Estimated lifetime costs

    Measured: 24 months

  7. Estimated lifetime costs per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY)

    Measured: 24 months

  8. Fasting blood glucose

    Partial diabetes remission (<7.0 mol/l), complete diabetes remission (<6.1 mol/l) without diabetes medication.

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  9. P-glucose 120 minutes after the oral glucose tolerance test

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  10. Number of prescribed oral anti diabetic medications

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  11. Number of prescribed antihypertensive medications

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  12. Blood pressure (systolic/diastolic)

    Measured at the research facilities

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  13. Blood pressure

    24h monitoring

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  14. Plasma lipid profile

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  15. Liver enzymes

    AST, ALT

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  16. Number of participants that discontinue the intervention

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  17. Waist circumference

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  18. Relation to food

    Three factor eating questionnaire

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  19. Estimation of exhaustion

    Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 54. A higher score means a worse outcome.

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  20. Quality of life accoring to Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale

    The scale estimates how satisfied the participants is with different areas of life, as well as how important each area of life is. Minimum scale 0. Maximum scale 48. A higher score means a better outcome.

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  21. Quality of life according to EQ-5D-5L

    The questionnaire investigates the dimensions mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and anxiety/depression. Minimum value 1. Maximum value 5. A higher score means a worse outcome. In addition, a general health score is assessed. Minimum value 0. Maximum value 100. A higher score means a better outcome. All dimension will be analysed separately, but EQ-5D-5L will also be combined to one score.

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  22. Eating habits

    FFQ 2020 questionnaire

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  23. Estimation of health

    SF-36 questionnaire

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  24. Daily steps

    Measured with activity tracker

    Measured: 6, 12, 24 months

  25. Study experience

    Qualitative questions with written answers about study experience

    Measured: 24 months

  26. HbA1c follow-up

    Collected from patient journals after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

  27. Body weight follow-up

    Collected from patient journals after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

  28. Blood pressure follow-up

    Collected from patient journals after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

  29. Usage of diabetes medication follow-up

    Collected from patient journals after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

  30. Usage of hypertension medication follow-up

    Collected from patient journals after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

  31. Diabetes complications follow-up

    Collected from patient journals and registries after study completion

    Measured: Yearly up to 20 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Aug 2022
  2. Study start31 Aug 2022
  3. Primary completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
106 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05491005
Sponsor's protocol ID
Dnr 2022-02242-01
Acronym
eDIT
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
3 Aug 2022
Last updated
30 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data will be shared with other researchers on reasonable request.

Publications

  • Tsapas A, Avgerinos I, Karagiannis T, Malandris K, Manolopoulos A, Andreadis P, Liakos A, Matthews DR, Bekiari E. Comparative Effectiveness of Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 18;173(4):278-286. doi: 10.7326/M20-0864. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

    PubMed 32598218
  • Gladzki L, Brunstrom M, Otten J. Reduced antihypertensive treatment with maintained ambulatory blood pressure control following weight loss in type 2 diabetes. Blood Press. 2026 Dec;35(1):2676362. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2026.2676362. Epub 2026 Jun 5.

    PubMed 42154590
  • Otten J, Tellstrom A, Schien C, Chninou Y, Lindholm L, Winkvist A, Liv P, Stomby A. eHealth versus face-to-face support for remission of type 2 diabetes by calorie restriction (eHealth DIabetes remission Trial): study protocol for a non-inferiority parallel group randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 22;15(7):e095100. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095100.

    PubMed 40701606

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Total diet replacement, eHealth and Face-to-face in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, run by Umeå University at 3 sites in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Julia Otten, PhD (+46703341559, julia.otten@umu.se), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

HbA1c (time frame: 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05491005, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Apr 2026.

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