New CGM training program aims to help seniors with diabetes
NCT ID NCT07463209
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests a three-session training program to help older adults (65+) who use insulin learn to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Participants will be randomly assigned to the program or standard training. The goal is to see if the program improves how often they wear the CGM and their blood sugar control. The study involves 144 participants and lasts 6 weeks, with follow-up interviews.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continuous glucose monitor (CGM) integration program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help older adults with diabetes better manage their blood sugar and reduce diabetes-related distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 144 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is behavioral, so individual outcomes may vary.
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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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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 65 years and older at time of consent * Actively receiving care at a UNC Health or UNC Physicians Network clinic (defined as 2 or more visits in primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, or endocrinology clinics within the past 365 days). Locality for care is defined as receiving care within a 90-mile radius of UNC Main Hospital on Manning Drive in Chapel Hill, NC. * Using any insulin at least once daily * No continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use within the previous 365 days * Willing to use a smartphone to access glucose readings using CGM phone app * Fluent in English Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of dementia, assessed through chart review and self-report on screening visit (cognitive impairment that is mild and not considered sufficient for diagnosis of dementia is acceptable) * Currently receiving dialysis, assessed through chart review and self-report on screening visit * Extreme visual or hearing impairment that would impair ability to use real-time CGM or attend and participate in an in-person or virtual group intervention session, assessed at screening visit * The presence of a significant medical or psychiatric condition or use of a medication that in the judgment of the investigator may affect completion of any aspect of the protocol, or is likely to be associated with life expectancy of \<1 year, assessed at screening visit * Unavailable for 6-week study duration (such as planned surgery or procedure, planned vacation, etc.) or unwilling to comply with study procedures * Not fluent in English * Unable to consent to recording of sessions Care Partner Inclusion Criteria: * Live in the same household as the study participant * Age 18 years or older * Fluent in English * Be willing to attend sessions alongside the study participant and learn how they can better support their partner participant to manage diabetes * Consent to recording of sessions
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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