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Can a simple video help seniors with diabetes sidestep hypoglycemia?

NCT ID NCT05263310

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether an educational video and action plan, called 'Prepare for Your Diabetes Care,' could help older adults (75+) with type 2 diabetes reduce their risk of dangerously low blood sugar. Over 12 months, 669 participants were randomly assigned to receive the intervention or usual care. The goal was to see if this approach helps patients and doctors reassess diabetes medications as patients age, potentially lowering hypoglycemia-related hospital visits.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Prepare for Your Diabetes Care (educational video and action plan handout)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could be scaled to help older adults with diabetes avoid dangerous low blood sugar events by aligning treatment with their values.
What could go wrong
This is a completed behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may not apply to all healthcare settings or populations, and the outcomes rely on self-reporting.

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Study facts

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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

669 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

75 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 75 years * Type 2 diabetes with last measured HbA1c ≤ 8.0% * Currently prescribed insulin and/or SUs * Kaiser Permanente Northern California member Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to communicate in English * Unable to provide informed consent and/or participate in informed decision making due to cognitive or communication-related deficits * Excluded by their primary care provider

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Patient Participation type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Aging Patient activation Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypoglycemia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kaiser Permanente - Oakland Medical Center

    Oakland, California, 94577, United States

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