New program aims to tackle diabetes by addressing social needs
NCT ID NCT07043426
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program that helps people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes get connected to community resources for needs like food or housing. Researchers will compare those who get extra support from a patient navigator to those who receive standard care. The goal is to see if this approach improves blood sugar levels and reduces hospital visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Community health worker support and patient navigation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that addressing social needs like food or housing helps people with diabetes better manage their condition and lower blood sugar.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage implementation study, not a drug trial. The program may not improve health outcomes, and results may not apply to other hospitals or regions.
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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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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: * Diagnosis: Must have a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), confirmed by a current diagnosis in the medical record or at least two billing codes in the last two years, or an HbA1c level ≥6.5% in the last two years. * Uncontrolled T2DM: Must have an HbA1c ≥9% at the time of screening. * Health-Related Social Needs: Must have been screened for health related social needs (HRSNs) during a General Internal Medicine (GIM) visit in the last 3 months and screened positive for at least one HRSN. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients enrolled in Complex Care Management (CCM). * Patients receiving hospice care. * Patients who are deceased * Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM).
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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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Boston Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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