New program aims to cut hospital returns by tackling diabetes Patients' social barriers
NCT ID NCT06869057
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program for adults with type 2 diabetes who are leaving the hospital. Participants will work with a patient navigator to address unmet social needs like food, housing, or transportation. The goal is to see if this support reduces emergency visits and readmissions within 90 days. About 412 people will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patient navigation program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could reduce hospital readmissions and improve diabetes management by addressing social needs like food, housing, or transportation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage behavioral study. The benefit may be modest, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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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 412 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * adult aged 18 years or older * diagnosed with type 2 diabetes * hospitalized at Univ of Massachusetts-affiliated hospital * endorsed at least 1 unmet social need via screening survey Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * discharge to short or long-term nursing facility or hospital * medical contraindication * cognitive impairment * unable to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UMASS Memorial Healthcare System
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01665, United States
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