Lakota diabetes study aims to turn tide with culturally grounded approach
NCT ID NCT06770673
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a diabetes program called Together Overcoming Diabetes (TOD), designed specifically for Lakota and other American Indian/Alaska Native communities. About 140 adults with type 2 diabetes who care for a young person aged 10-25 will take part. The program focuses on social and cultural factors to help manage blood sugar and improve health.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 140 people
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- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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10 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 - Adult Index Participants: * 18 years and older * Self-identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native * Rapid City-based participants who reside within 1 hour transportation range of the Oyate Health Center * Verification from a health provider to confirm Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis by laboratory test. * Caregiver to a 10- to 25-year-old in their home at the time of screening. * Willing to complete all implementation and follow-up assessments. * Willing to be randomized for the intervention. Exclusion Criteria - Adult Index Participants: * Inability to participate in full intervention or evaluation (e.g., planned move, residential treatment, etc.) * Willing to serve as 'support person' for the adult participant. * Has a circumstance that might impact successful participation based on provider judgment considering instances where diabetes control can become more difficult with advanced disease or special conditions including: pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant, end-stage renal disease on dialysis, diabetes due to secondary causes such as Cushing's or Cystic Fibrosis, or any condition that may inhibit participation Inclusion Criteria - Youth Support Participants: * Between 10 years and 25 years old * Self-identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native. * Willing to serve as 'support person' for the adult participant. * Willing to complete all implementation and follow-up assessments. * Willing to be randomized for the intervention. Exclusion Criteria - Youth Support Participants: * Cognitively or visually impaired * Youth in foster care (due to potential mobility of foster youth).
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Locations
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Center for Indigenous Health - Great Plains Hub
RECRUITINGRapid City, South Dakota, 57701, United States
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