A simple chat or text could stop diabetes before it starts
NCT ID NCT07553325
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a single, personalized conversation with a healthcare team member or a brief message through a patient portal can encourage adults with prediabetes to take action—like joining a diabetes prevention program or starting medication. Researchers will compare each approach to usual care in 120 patients at one clinic. The goal is to see if these simple strategies boost prevention steps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Risk Informed Shared Decision-Making Strategy (RISE) and Low Touch Messaging Strategy (LTM)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a brief, personalized risk discussion or a simple portal message can motivate people with prediabetes to join prevention programs or start medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (120 people) at a single clinic, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions are very brief, and behavior change is 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 120 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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Apr 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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18 to 75 years
- 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: * prediabetes based on most recent HbA1c (5.7-6.4%) or fasting plasma glucose (100-125 mg/dL) in prior 12 months * active patient portal account (MyChart) * patient receiving primary care at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians in Frederick * have overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) Exclusion Criteria: * have diabetes (HbA1c \> 6.4% in prior 6 months or on diabetes registry) * have dementia * previously participated in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Frederick
RECRUITINGFrederick, Maryland, 21702, United States
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