Village health workers take on diabetes with app support
NCT ID NCT05743387
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether trained village health workers, using a smartphone app, can provide effective type 2 diabetes care in rural Lesotho. 252 adults with diabetes will either receive community-based care (lifestyle advice, metformin, statins) or be referred to a clinic. The goal is to see if community care can control blood sugar as well as or better than standard clinic visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Type 2 diabetes care package (lifestyle advice, metformin, statins) delivered by lay village health workers with eHealth app support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that trained village health workers can safely manage uncomplicated type 2 diabetes in remote areas, improving access to care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial in one rural setting, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention relies on app guidance and lay workers, which may not work as well as clinic-based care.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SolidarMed Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
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University of Basel, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
Basel, 4051, Switzerland
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