Can extra support make telemedicine work better for diabetes?
NCT ID NCT06740435
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether an enhanced telemedicine program is practical for adults with complex type 2 diabetes who use insulin and have other health conditions. Fifty participants will receive either standard telemedicine care or an enhanced version with extra pre-visit prep, in-visit support, and post-visit follow-up. The main goal is to see if the enhanced program is feasible and acceptable, not to prove it improves health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced telemedicine program with pre-visit prep, in-visit support, and post-visit follow-up
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a more supportive telemedicine approach is practical and may improve care for people with complex diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on feasibility, not on proving health improvements.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 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 18 years or older * Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes based on abbreviated ICD-10 code E11.X in medical record or self-report * HbA1c greater than or equal to 8% based on most recent value at time of recruitment * Patients must own or have access to a smart phone, tablet, or home computer with data or internet connection that allows access to video-based visits * Patient must use insulin * Patients must have \>2 comorbid chronic health conditions * Be able to provide informed consent * Reside in Pennsylvania Exclusion criteria: * Age over 80 based on date of birth in electronic medical record * Visit with an endocrinologist in the prior 1 years * Dementia, ESRD, malignancy based on abbreviated ICD-10 codes below in medical record or self-report of associated condition * Dementia: A81.0x, F01.5x, F02.8x, F03.9x, F10.27, F10.97, F13.27, F13.97, F18.97, F19.17, F19.27, F19.97, G30.x, G31.0x, G31.1, G31.83, G31.85 * Malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer: C00.x-C14.x, C15.x-C26.x, C3x.xx, C40.xx-C41.x, C43.x, C4A.xx, C45.x-C49.xx, C50.xxx, C51.x-C58, C60.x-C63.x, C64.x- C68.x, C69.xx-C72.x, C73-C76.x, C7A.xx, C80.xx-C96.x (except C90.x1, C91.x1, C92.x1, C93.x1, C94.x1, C95.x1) * ESRD N18.6 * Type 1, gestational, or other diabetes based on abbreviated ICD-10 codes below in medical record or self-report of associated condition * Type 1 diabetes: E10.X * Gestational diabetes: O24.X, E08.X * Other diabetes: E09.X, E13.2 * Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in next 6 months * Currently enrolled in another diabetes management intervention study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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