Can cooking classes help control diabetes? new study tests virtual program
NCT ID NCT06096506
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a virtual culinary medicine program for 89 adults with type 2 diabetes and elevated body mass index. Participants attended five online cooking and nutrition sessions, learning basic skills and healthy eating habits. Researchers measured changes in blood sugar (HbA1c), weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol to see if the program could improve health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culinary Medicine Program (virtual cooking and nutrition education)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical, community-based way to help people with diabetes and high BMI improve their health through better eating habits.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The program requires access to groceries and technology, which may limit who can benefit.
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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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89 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Oct 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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18 to 70 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: * Receiving care at UT Physicians clinics * diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and elevated body mass index (\>=25) * HbA1c labs and clinic-assessed weight completed within the last 3 months * English speaking or Spanish speaking * Can obtain groceries before each class (intervention group only) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without the technological support needed to participate (e.g., reliable internet and device - cell phone, tablet or laptop) * Patients with an uncontrolled impairment that interferes with ability to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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