Diabetes Care's hidden hurdle: can patients understand the advice?

NCT ID NCT06437782

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers want to understand how well people with diabetes in Reunion Island and mainland France can find, understand, and use health information. About 1,350 patients with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes who receive hospital care complete a one-time questionnaire called the Health Literacy Questionnaire. The survey produces nine separate scores covering different skills, such as finding information and understanding medical advice. The goal is to identify where support and education could be improved.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the survey reveals where health literacy is weakest, clinics could tailor diabetes education and information to the people who need it most.
What could go wrong
This is a one-time questionnaire, not a treatment. It can describe patterns but cannot prove that any change in education would improve diabetes outcomes.

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Participants

About 1,350 people

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Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients with type 1 diabetes (strict insulin dependence, or anti-GAD, anti-IA2, and/or anti-ZnT8 + antibodies) with a hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy system for at least 3 months , diabetes of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent or insulin-requiring, with negative anti-GAD, anti-IA2, and/or anti-ZnT8 Ab if diabetes has been diagnosed for less than 5 years at the time of insulin therapy), or diabetes during pregnancy: gestational diabetes (diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy according to the diagnostic criteria of French recommendations), or pre-existing diabetes (known or not) with pregnancy.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: Patient with type 1, 2 or gestational diabetes taken care in hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to understand and respect study procedures * Patient with cognitive disorder * Patient with serious acute complication due to diabetes within 15 days before inclusion * Stroke history with neurologic consequences * Other specific types of diabetes : chronic calcific pancreatitis, iatrogenic, other secondary diabetes, rare monogenic or genetic diabetes due to insulin resistance

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Locations

  • CHU de La Réunion

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Saint-Denis, 97400, Reunion

  • CHU de La Réunion

    RECRUITING

    Saint-Denis, Reunion

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