Paramedics at your door: new program fights dangerous low blood sugar
NCT ID NCT04874532
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program where community paramedics visit adults with diabetes who have had severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). The goal is to help them better manage their diabetes, prevent future emergencies, and improve their quality of life. About 150 participants from southeast Minnesota will take part.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adults 18 years of age or older. * Experience of level 3 hypoglycemia * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes. * Paneled to a Mayo Clinic or Mayo Clinic Health System practice. * Able to provide informed consent. * Community-dwelling in either Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, or Wabasha county. Identifying patients who experienced level 3 hypoglycemia: 1. Treated by Mayo Clinic Ambulance for hypoglycemia 2. Treated in Mayo Clinic ED or hospital for hypoglycemia. 3. Patients who have a diagnosis of hypoglycemia on their electronic health record problem list. 4. Patients who experienced level 3 hypoglycemia and are referred to the community paramedic service by their healthcare provider. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age. * Cognitive impairment precluding informed consent. * Lack of conversational English skills. * Residency in a long-term care facility. * Enrolled in hospice. * Enrolled in a care coordination or disease management program. * Advanced or terminal illness.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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