Nurse-Led tech program aims to tame diabetes and hypertension
NCT ID NCT05120544
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using mobile monitoring devices along with nurse support can help people better manage type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. 220 adults with poor diabetes control took part. The program focused on teaching self-management skills like tracking blood sugar and blood pressure, diet planning, and medication adherence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-delivered self-management support with mobile monitoring devices
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical way for people to better manage their diabetes and high blood pressure at home with nurse guidance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, so results are available but may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so individual results can vary widely.
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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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220 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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30 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: * type 2 diabetes by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code or treatment with glucose-lowering medication or mention in clinical notes * Poor diabetes control as indicated by at least 1 HbA1c greater than or equal to 8.0% with NO HbA1c less than 8.0% over the past 6 months * At least 1 appointment (office visit, appointment, initial consult, telemedicine) at primary clinic site over the past year * hypertension by ICD code or treatment with blood pressure-lowering medication or mention in clinical notes * poor hypertension control as indicated by a clinic systolic BP \>140 AND/OR diastolic BP \>90 over past year * use of an Apple iPhone or Android smartphone * can provide informed consent * can read/speak English * can provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * dementia, psychosis, or life-limiting illness * acute coronary event in past year * hypoglycemic seizure/coma over the past year * residence in a nursing home * use of an insulin pump * are or plan to become pregnant * unable or unwilling to use necessary technology to participate in study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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