Plant-Based diet trial aims to slash diabetes costs

NCT ID NCT05795439

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a low-fat vegan diet and nutrition classes can improve health and lower medical costs for people with type 2 diabetes. Seven hundred Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers will follow the diet for 16 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, and overall healthcare spending.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: low-fat vegan diet
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a plant-based diet helps control type 2 diabetes and reduces healthcare costs.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results depend on participants sticking to the diet, and it may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus Insulin Resistance type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATED WITH INSULIN TYPE2DIABETES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
RECRUITING

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States

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