Can telehealth mentoring help clinics better manage diabetes in latino communities?
NCT ID NCT04835493
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether mentoring local clinic teams via telehealth can help them start a comprehensive diabetes program for low-income Latino(a)s with type 2 diabetes. The program includes community health workers, help getting medication, and diabetes education. Researchers will compare blood sugar levels (HbA1c) between those in the program and those receiving usual care over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telehealth mentoring and a multidimensional diabetes program (community health workers, medication access, diabetes education)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show a practical way to improve diabetes control and reduce health disparities in underserved Latino(a) communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (320 people) testing a complex program, so results may not apply broadly. The program requires significant clinic effort, which may limit adoption.
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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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320 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * self-identified Latino(a) * Spanish-speaking * \>/=18 years * type 2 diabetes (T2D), e.g., HbA1c \>/=6.5%, provider documented T2D, on oral anti-hyperglycemic * uninsured, \<150% federal poverty level Exclusion Criteria: * no show to all group visits * condition that may alter HbA1c levels, e.g., recent blood transfusion * patients at high-risk or not appropriate for care in a group setting e.g., pregnancy, severe cognitive impairment, frequent clinic appointments for labile glucose/medication titration e.g., insulin.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Medical Branch
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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