New home program helps seniors control diabetes
NCT ID NCT04203147
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a home-based behavioral program called Home DM-BAT for low-income seniors with type 2 diabetes. Two hundred Black or Hispanic seniors aged 65 and older took part. The program involved 8 weekly in-home sessions and monthly booster calls to help improve blood sugar control. Researchers compared it to standard supportive therapy to see if it was more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral activation therapy (Home DM-BAT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer an effective, low-cost way to help seniors manage their diabetes at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to all seniors. The program requires time and commitment, and not everyone may benefit equally.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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65 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: 1. Age \>=65 years of age; 2. Self-identified as Black/African American or Hispanic; 3. Clinical diagnosis of T2DM verified by an HbA1c \>=8% at the screening assessment; 4. Able to communicate in English or Spanish; and 5. Resident of independent, subsidized, assisted senior housing facility or community dwelling elderly adults in the greater Milwaukee area and surrounding counties that have high African American/Hispanic populations. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Mental confusion at screening assessment suggesting significant dementia; 2. Participation in other diabetes research; 3. Alcohol or drug abuse/dependency; 4. Active psychosis or acute mental disorder; and 5. Life expectancy \<12 months at screening assessment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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