Can a phone buddy help older adults control diabetes?
NCT ID NCT06003634
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether regular phone calls from a trained peer coach can help older adults (55+) with type 2 diabetes in rural Kentucky improve their self-care. Participants are divided into groups that receive weekly or bi-weekly coaching calls to discuss goal-setting and diabetes management. Researchers compare how often coaches call and how coaches are matched to participants to see which approach works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer coaching (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could point toward a low-cost, community-based way to help older adults with type 2 diabetes better manage their condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on volunteer peer coaches, which may be hard to sustain.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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55 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 greater than or equal to 55 years * Resident in Rural Kentucky * Positive diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus * HbA1c less than 7.5 for peer coaches * Passing score on cognitive assessment administered by study personnel * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 55 years * Not a resident of a Rural Kentucky County * No Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis * Cognitive Impairment * Non-English Speaking
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barren River Area Development District
RECRUITINGBowling Green, Kentucky, 42101, United States
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UK HealthCare
RECRUITINGHazard, Kentucky, 41701, United States
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