Can treating the mind help control diabetes? new study tests integrated care
NCT ID NCT06448429
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding mental health care to standard diabetes treatment improves mood and blood sugar control in adults with type 1 diabetes. Eighty participants will be randomly assigned to usual care or a collaborative care model that includes a behavioral health consultant. Over 18 months, researchers will track depression, anxiety, and HbA1c levels to see if integrated care leads to better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- collaborative care model (integrated mental health and diabetes care)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that combining mental health care with diabetes management improves both emotional well-being and blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may be modest.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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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: * Adults (≥18 years) with T1D (based on clinical record diagnosis). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not speak English or have reliable telephone access will be excluded. --- * Individuals with the presence of severe psychiatric illness (PHQ-9≥20) or active suicidal ideation will also be excluded and referred to specialty care.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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