Doctor training could be key to better diabetes control
NCT ID NCT05715307
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether giving endocrinologists (diabetes specialists) a one-week intensive training program helps them manage type 2 diabetes more effectively. The training includes a hospital stay experience and hands-on patient management. Researchers will compare blood sugar control in patients treated by trained versus untrained doctors to see if the program makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intensive experiential training for endocrinologists
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve diabetes management by training doctors more effectively, leading to better patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and focuses on a specific training method; results may not apply broadly or show significant improvement over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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2,017 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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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
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus; * 2\. First visit to MMC; * 3\. Age 40-65 years; * 4\. 24.0 \< BMI ≤ 35.0 kg/m2; * 5\. Subjects with screening HbA1c ≥ 7.5% and ≤ 10.0%, and the fasting blood glucose ≥ 8.0 mmol/l and \< 13.3 mmol/l; * 6\. Duration of diabetes less than 10 years; * 7\. Subjects with poorly controlled blood glucose only by 1-2 kinds of non-insulin hypoglycemic drugs for at least 2 months; * 8\. Subjects understand the nature, significance, potential benefits, inconvenience, and risks of the study before it starts, and fully understand the study procedures and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Subjects with type 1 diabetes, single gene mutation diabetes, diabetes due to pancreatic injury or other secondary diabetes (such as Cushing's syndrome, thyroid dysfunction or acromegaly, etc.); * 2\. Subjects with serious cardiovascular diseases, such as congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy and chronic congestive heart failure (NYHA III-IV); acute myocarditis within 12 months; severe liver and kidney dysfunction (eGFR\<60mL/min/1.73m2); mental disorder, etc. * 3\. Subjects with acute diabetic complications in the past 3 months; * 4\. Subjects who were or are using insulin to control diabetes in the past 3 months; * 5\. History of drug abuse; * 6\. History of sexually transmitted disease (such as syphilis, and HIV infection \[AIDS\], etc.) or in the active phase of infectious disease (such as viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis, etc.); * 7\. Subjects who are pregnant or in lactation; * 8\. Participation in other clinical trials; * 9\. Any condition that in the judgement of the investigator precludes participation. Details please see the study protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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