Can a 12-Week program reverse type 2 diabetes in family doctor offices?
NCT ID NCT07665567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a short-term program combining health coaching and medication can help people with type 2 diabetes achieve remission without surgery. It involves 118 adults diagnosed within the last 5 years, recruited from a primary care clinic in Hamilton, Ontario. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable in real-world family doctor settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health coaching and physician-led pharmacotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a short-term, non-surgical program can help many people with type 2 diabetes achieve remission in regular doctor's offices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage feasibility study with only 118 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Remission may not be permanent, and some people may need to restart medication.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 118 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Adults living with type 2 diabetes for at least 5 years or less, who are on (maximum) two glucose lowering medications plus basal insulin.
- Ages
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30 to 80 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: Adults aged 30-80 years with: 1. Type 2 diabetes diagnosed ≤ 5 years; 2. stable type 2 diabetes drug regimen in the 8 weeks before consent; 3. glycated hemoglobin HbA1C 6.5-9.5% on no glucose-lowering drugs or 6.5-8.0% on 1-2 glucose-lowering drugs or 6.5-7.5% on basal insulin; 4. Body Mass Index ≥ 23 kg/m2; 5. ability to perform self-blood glucose monitoring or wear a continuous blood glucose monitor; 6. access to a telephone; and 7. ability to read, write, and provide informed consent in English. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals will be excluded if: a) coaching may not be appropriate (e.g., impaired cognition); b) pregnant (or planning pregnancy) at the time of recruitment; c) cohabiting with a participant in the study (to reduce contamination); d) have an underlying medical condition that may limit one's participation in the study (e.g. history of cardiovascular disease, injury, or contraindication to any study medication (e.g. metformin)); e) history of bariatric surgery, or planned bariatric surgery in the next 1.5 years; f) history of any major illness with a life expectancy of \< 3 years; g) history of injury or any other condition that significantly limits participant's ability to achieve moderate levels of physical activity; h) excessive alcohol intake, acute or chronic; or i) inability to take the study medications. \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Escarpment Health Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, L9C 7N4, Canada
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