New resilience program aims to help african americans take control of diabetes
NCT ID NCT04282395
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a culturally tailored education program for African Americans with type 2 diabetes. The program teaches resilience and self-management skills through group sessions led by nurses, plus support groups and booster sessions. Researchers are tracking blood sugar levels and depressive symptoms over 24 months in 284 participants to see if the program improves 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
- Resilience-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (RB-DSME) program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical, culturally tailored way for African Americans with type 2 diabetes to better manage their blood sugar and emotional health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on participant engagement. It is still active but not recruiting, and long-term benefits beyond 24 months are not yet known.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
284 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Participants must: * be African American; * be diagnosed with T2DM; * be 18 years of age or older; * have an A1C of 6.5 or higher; and * not be currently participating in another T2DM management program. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals will be excluded if they: * are pregnant/lactating; * have medical conditions for which changes in diet and/or physical activity would be contraindicated (e.g., hospitalization for heart disease during the past 6 months, diagnosed heart failure, kidney failure, or peripheral vascular disease requiring special diets and/or restricted physical activity severe enough to preclude walking three times per week, or active tuberculosis); or * use glucocorticoid containing medication.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Type 2 diabetes are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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
-
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can mindfulness and yoga rewire diabetes habits?
- Can a vegan diet delivered online help people with type 2 diabetes?
- Tiny horses, big lessons: can ponies help kids tame diabetes?
- Gut microbes in pregnancy and infancy: a window into lifelong health?
- A blood test at 50 could flag your risk of five diseases. can an app stop them?
- Chatbot coach takes aim at diabetes risk after pregnancy