Pilot RCT Opens: Remotely Delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education vs Standard DSME in Rural Black Adults With Uncontrolled T2D and Elevated Distress
247 Health News Editorial
·26 July 2026
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·clinical-trialsA pilot RCT from the University of Alabama at Birmingham is set to test remotely delivered Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Education combined with remote glucose monitoring against standard DSME in rural Black adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and elevated diabetes distress. The 80-participant feasibility study, conducted within Federally Qualified Health Centers, aims to generate the operational evidence needed to design a future fully powered trial addressing one of diabetes care's most persistent equity gaps.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
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