Can a simple home test catch kidney disease earlier in diabetes patients?
NCT ID NCT06906627
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether sending home test kits or ordering standard lab tests can help more people with type 2 diabetes get screened for chronic kidney disease (CKD). About 750 adults who are missing key kidney function tests will be enrolled. The goal is to see if these approaches increase the number of people who complete recommended screening within three months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home test kit and standard lab order
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home testing kits help more people with diabetes get screened for kidney disease, leading to earlier detection and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early implementation study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that home screening improves long-term health outcomes, and participation or follow-up may be lower than expected.
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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 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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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.
Screening Program- Inclusion Criteria: * Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) * Receiving primary care within the healthcare system, Primary Care Provider (PCP) visit within the past 24 months (any PCP provider, including APP). * Lack of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and/or urine albumin- creatinine ratio (UACR) measurement in the prior 15 months within the EHR Exclusion Criteria: • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott & White
RECRUITINGTemple, Texas, 76508, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27707, United States
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Essentia Health
RECRUITINGDuluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
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Houston Methodist
RECRUITINGHouston, North Carolina, 77030, United States
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Orlando Health
RECRUITINGSt. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
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University of Alabama
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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