Eye checkups could help tame diabetes in bangladesh

NCT ID NCT06968637

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Orbis Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving diabetes doctors specific care recommendations when their patients have eye problems from diabetes can help lower blood sugar. About 336 adults with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Bangladesh will take part. Doctors in one group get eye test results plus tailored advice on managing blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, while the other group gets only the eye results.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: care recommendations
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show a simple way to improve diabetes management and prevent vision loss by linking eye and diabetes care.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial in two hospitals in Bangladesh, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is just recommendations, not a new drug, so the impact may be limited.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus diabetic retinopathy

As listed by the trial registrant

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

DIABETES MELLITUS DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, DR

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dinajpur Diabetes & Swasthoseba Hospital
RECRUITING

Dinajpur Sadar, Dinajpur, 5200, Bangladesh
Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital
RECRUITING

Dinajpur District, Bangladesh

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