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Community meals may nudge older adults to walk after eating, improving blood sugar

NCT ID NCT07695675

Disease control Sponsor: Yang Zhang Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether eating lunch and dinner at a subsidized community dining site encourages older adults with prediabetes to walk more after meals and improves their blood sugar levels. Participants, aged 60 to 79, will spend six days eating at the community site and six days eating at home, wearing a glucose monitor and activity tracker throughout. The goal is to see if the social setting of community dining leads to more postmeal walking and better glucose responses compared to eating at home.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Subsidized community dining and postmeal walking
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, social way to help older adults with prediabetes improve blood sugar control through more walking after meals.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect of community dining on walking and glucose may be small or inconsistent.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 15 people

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Expected to start

Aug 2026

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Expected to finish

Dec 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

60 to 79 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 79 years * Eligible for the local elderly meal subsidy * Prediabetes or elevated glycemic risk, defined as HbA1c 5.7% to 6.4% or fasting plasma glucose 100 to 125 mg/dL * Able to consume meals orally * Able to walk independently without a walking aid * Able to attend the community dining site safely * Able and willing to wear a continuous glucose monitor and activity tracker * Able and willing to follow the home-meal plan and study procedures * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * HbA1c ≥6.5% or fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL * Diagnosed diabetes * Use of insulin or glucose-lowering medication * Severe cognitive impairment * Acute illness or recent hospitalization * Severe gastrointestinal disease affecting usual food intake or gastric emptying * Severe renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, or neurologic disease that would make participation unsafe * Skin conditions preventing continuous glucose monitor use * Food allergy or dietary restrictions incompatible with the standardized meal plan

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Conditions

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Motor Activity prediabetes syndrome

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Prediabetes

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Community Elderly Meal-Assistance Site

    RECRUITING

    Changsha, Hunan, 410017, China

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