Can addressing food and housing needs lower blood sugar in diabetes patients?
NCT ID NCT03940209
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether helping people with type 2 diabetes address unmet basic needs—like food, housing, and safety—can improve their blood sugar control. About 473 adults on Medicaid received either a 6-month navigation program or usual care. The goal was to see if this support leads to a meaningful drop in HbA1c levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- basic needs navigation (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could show that addressing social needs like food and housing helps improve diabetes control in low-income populations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 2 trial, so results are preliminary. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone, and improvements in blood sugar may be small.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
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