Can doctor feedback and a diabetes nurse improve care? trial tests new strategy
NCT ID NCT00258674
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested two strategies to improve diabetes care in older adults: giving doctors regular feedback on their patients' diabetes control, and assigning a diabetes resource nurse to coordinate care. About 1,891 people aged 65 and older with diabetes and Medicare took part. The study measured changes in blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure to see if these approaches helped more patients meet treatment goals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could point toward better ways to manage diabetes in older adults without new drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This trial is already completed and tested only a care strategy, not a new treatment. The results may not apply to younger people or those without Medicare.
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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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1,891 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2000
- Finished
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Dec 2001
- 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: * age ≥ 65 years on January 1, 2000 * diagnosis of diabetes mellitus * diabetes related visit to HTPN physician within the past year * Resident of Texas * Medicare insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Patient chart not available for abstraction
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Health Care System Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement
Dallas, Texas, 75206, United States
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