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Can family power prevent diabetes? trial tests group approach

NCT ID NCT07815236

Prevention Sponsor: Morehouse School of Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026

Summary

Researchers are testing whether adding family health history and family participation to the standard Diabetes Prevention Program helps adults with prediabetes. The trial enrolls 400 adults with prediabetes and a family member who joins them. Participants are assigned to either the family-enhanced program or the standard program. The study measures weight loss, blood sugar changes, and session attendance over 12 months, and also checks whether family members see health benefits.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a family-enhanced Diabetes Prevention Program that adds family health history and family skill-building sessions to the standard behavioral weight loss program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give diabetes prevention programs a new way to help people by involving family members, potentially improving weight loss and blood sugar for both participants and their relatives.
What could go wrong
This is a mid-stage trial, so results are not guaranteed. Family involvement may not improve outcomes more than the standard program, and participants must attend in-person sessions, which can be hard for some families.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2/3

Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.

Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Nov 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jan 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years. * Fasting HbA1c 5.7-6.4% confirmed by CLIA-waived point-of-care testing. * BMI ≥25 kg/m². * Able to provide informed consent. * Has an adult household/family or framily (fictive kin) member willing to enroll as a paired participant. * Willing to attend in-person sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Minors \<18 years * Prior diagnosis of T1 or T2D. * HbA1c ≥6.5% at screening (Aim 1/2 curriculum eligibility) * Current glucose-lowering medication use * Pregnancy * Physical-activity contraindications * Individuals unable to speak or understand English

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus prediabetes syndrome Weight Loss type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Prediabetes Weight loss

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