Hidden struggle: diabetes distress under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07392437
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to find out how many adults with type 2 diabetes experience severe diabetes-related distress—a feeling of being overwhelmed by the demands of managing the disease. Researchers at a French hospital will ask 246 participants to fill out questionnaires about their emotions, quality of life, and diet, while also checking their medical records. The goal is to identify factors linked to high distress, which could help improve future care recommendations.
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 study could help doctors better identify and address emotional distress in people with type 2 diabetes, potentially improving care guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study at a single hospital, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test any treatment, so it won't directly change outcomes.
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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 246 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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 (age ≥ 18 years). * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes according to national (HAS) criteria, whether newly diagnosed or longstanding, with or without chronic complications, and with no restriction regarding HbA1c level. Managed for type 2 diabetes in the endocrinology department of Nice University Hospital (conventional hospitalization, day hospital, or outpatient consultation). * Able to understand the study information and to complete the self-administered questionnaires. * Affiliated to the French social security system. * Has not objected to participation in the study (non-opposition procedure). Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years. * Pregnant woman. * Any type of diabetes other than type 2 diabetes (e.g. type 1 diabetes, secondary or genetic diabetes). * Haemochromatosis. * Cystic fibrosis. * Current treatment with one of the following hyperglycaemic therapies: oral corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs, dopaminergic agonists, interferon-alpha, or protease inhibitors. * History of partial or total pancreatectomy. * Ongoing genetic work-up for atypical diabetes. * Non-French-speaking patient. * Major neurocognitive disorder or physical/mental disability preventing completion of the questionnaires. * Adult under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship). * Refusal or subsequent withdrawal of non-opposition. * Any later paraclinical result finally revealing a type of diabetes other than type 2 diabetes.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, France
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