Texts and doctor visits may help diabetes patients stick to meds
NCT ID NCT04874116
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether combining a shared decision-making checklist during doctor visits with mobile text reminders helps people with type 2 diabetes take their medications as prescribed. About 378 patients from community health centers in Michigan are taking part. The goal is to improve medication adherence and lower the risk of heart disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Office-GAP shared decision-making checklist plus mobile text messaging
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to help people with diabetes stick to their medications and reduce heart disease risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on patient engagement. The effect may be modest and may not apply outside low-income clinics.
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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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409 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Apr 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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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: Patients: aged \>18 at participating Federally Qualified Health Care centers (FQHCs) and; 1) have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with HbA1c \>8, with or without CVD; 2) patient should be taking at least one prescribed medication for BP or cholesterol management 3) able to provide informed consent 4) able to read and speak English (grade 6 reading level); 5) have a cell phone with texting (provided by our study for any enrolled patient who does not have one). Exclusion Criteria: 1\) medical record documentation of cognitive impairment, dementia or psychosis 2) plans to leave the area prior to study completion 3) participating in another cellphone program.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ingham Healthcare center
Lansing, Michigan, 48742, United States
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