No magic pill: study asks patients and doctors how to better manage diabetes
NCT ID NCT06096311
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study at Northwestern University brought together 35 patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers to discuss how to improve the identification and management of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and diabetes during hospital stays and when moving between care settings. Participants shared their thoughts on potential interventions for a future clinical trial. No treatments or drugs were tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
Provider Group: A clinical multidisciplinary team including inpatient endocrine nurse practitioners, nurse coordinators, diabetes educators, outpatient nurses, attending physicians, and pharmacists. Patient, Caregiver and Layperson Group: The patients who have diabetes/hyperglycemia seen by the Glucose Management Service, the diabetes educator, or the endocrinology service. Caregivers will only be identified by patients if there was a member of their family who helped them with their diabetes management. Laypersons will be identified by research staff as members of the community that can directly advance research and solution development in the field. Stakeholder Group: Any and all stakeholders that are currently involved in the specific care delivery of diabetes.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Provider Group: Multidisciplinary clinical team (including but not limited to inpatient endocrine nurse practitioners, nurse coordinators, diabetes educators, outpatient nurses, attending physicians, and pharmacists) * Patient, Caregiver and Layperson Group: Patients must have had hyperglycemia or diabetes at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in the last 5 years. * Stakeholder Group: Involved in the specific care delivery of diabetes Exclusion Criteria: * Provider Group: None * Patient, Caregiver, and Layperson Group: Patients will be excluded if they did not have diabetes or had hyperglycemia. * Stakeholder Group: None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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