Can Role-Play help diabetics master their glucose monitor? small study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT03956927
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether simulation (a kind of role-play) can help adults with insulin-dependent diabetes learn to use the Freestyle Libre glucose monitor. Twenty-seven patients who had already completed a standard education program took part. The goal was to see if simulation is practical and acceptable to patients and caregivers, not to measure health improvements. Results will guide whether a larger trial is worth doing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- simulation-based therapeutic patient education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simulation is a useful way to teach diabetes self-management skills, potentially improving patient education programs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 27 participants. It does not test health outcomes, only whether the approach is practical and acceptable. Results may not apply to other settings or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Finished
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Jul 2019
- 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
Diabetic patients
- 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: * Adult who has provided non-opposition to participate in the study * Insulin-dependent diabetic patient who has participated in a complete TPE program (3 sessions) for the implementation of a FreeStyle Libre®. Exclusion Criteria: * Person subject to a legal protection measure (curatorship, guardianship) * Person subject to limited judicial protection * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman * Adulat patients unable to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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