Remote Mindfulness Education for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Distress
Tests remote mindfulness diabetes education against standard education in adults with diabetes distress.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Remotely Delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education
Key facts
- Where
- Birmingham, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- UABBirmingham, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Trial code
- NCT06312553
- Record updated
- 23 October 2026
- Original description
Diabetes distress is common affecting over one-third of people with type 2 diabetes, negatively impacting self-management and outcomes, and disproportionately affecting low-income individuals. The proposed project will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing remotely delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education plus remote patient monitoring of blood glucose to standard Diabetes Self-Management Education in rural Black adults with type 2 diabetes and elevated diabetes distress who receive care within federally qualified health centers to assess feasibility and acceptability.Read full original descriptionShow less
Remotely Delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education for Rural Adults With Uncontrolled Diabetes and Elevated Distress
Diabetes distress is common affecting over one-third of people with type 2 diabetes, negatively impacting self-management and outcomes, and disproportionately affecting low-income individuals. The proposed project will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing remotely delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education plus remote patient monitoring of blood glucose to standard Diabetes Self-Management Education in rural Black adults with type 2 diabetes and elevated diabetes distress who receive care within federally qualified health centers to assess feasibility and acceptability.
Inclusion: age 19 years or older; diagnosis of type 2 diabetes; Black race (self-report); receipt of care at one of the study sites with one or more visits to within the prior year; presence of elevated diabetes distress (score ≥2 on Diabetes Distress Scale indicating moderate-severe distress); uncontrolled diabetes indicated by an elevated hemoglobin A1c (A1C) ≥8%.
Exclusion: diagnosis of a severe psychiatric comorbidity including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a history of psychosis; non-English speaker; current pregnancy.