New tool aims to improve diabetes diagnosis in primary care
NCT ID NCT06711718
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a computer tool that helps doctors classify the type of diabetes in adults diagnosed before age 50. Researchers interviewed 21 patients and staff to see if the tool was useful and acceptable. The goal is to gather initial data for a future, larger trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a decision-support tool that helps doctors identify the right diabetes type earlier, improving treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 21 participants, so results may not apply widely. It only tested the tool's use and acceptance, not its impact on health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients who have had a review of their diabetes diagnosis as a result of the running of the tool will be invited to interview. Clinical practice staff (GP and/or nurse) who have been involved in reviewing patients flagged following running of the tool will be invited to interview. Practice Manager or administrator who has run the searches and tool will be invited to interview.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Eligibility criteria for qualitative interviews. Inclusion Criteria: Patients * Able to give written informed consent * 18 years of age or over at the time of study participation * Diabetes diagnosed at or under the age of 50 * Registered with a participating GP practice * Sufficient understanding of the English Language to enable completion of the interview Staff * Able to give written informed consent * 18 years of age or over * Working at a participating General Practice and directly involved with the study procedures (eg running the decision support tool, responsibility for clinical care of diabetes patients) Exclusion Criteria: Patients * Unable to give written informed consent * Under 18 years of age * No diabetes or diabetes diagnosed over the age of 50. * Not registered with a participating GP practice * Insufficient understanding of the English Language to enable interview completion * Have an opt-out code where patient has declined electronic medical records examined * Considered by their General Practitioner(s) to be inappropriate to recruit due to psycho-social reasons, participating in another related clinical trial or significant health reasons, e.g. terminal illness/diagnosis. Staff * Unable to give written informed consent * Under 18 years of age * General Practice staff not involved with the study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chaddlewood Surgery (Beacon Medical Group)
Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2QP, United Kingdom
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Chilwell Valley and Meadows Practice
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6DX, United Kingdom
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Hucknall Road Medical Centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1NA, United Kingdom
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Ivybridge Medical Practice (Beacon Medical Group)
Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AJ, United Kingdom
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Parkside Medical Practice
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8QJ, United Kingdom
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Pathfields Medical Group
Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD, United Kingdom
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Plympton Health Centre (Beacon Medical Group)
Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD, United Kingdom
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Roborough Surgery
Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6PH, United Kingdom
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Tamar Valley Health
Plymouth, Cornwall, PL17 7AW, United Kingdom
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