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The Impact of Social Worker Referrals on Diabetes and Loneliness
Sponsor: University of Toronto
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if referral to a social worker (social prescribing) can help reduce loneliness and improve blood sugar control (A1C) in older adults with diabetes. It will also help us understand how this approach can support overall well-being in seniors. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does referral to a social worker reduce feelings of loneliness in older adults with diabetes? * Does this support improve blood sugar control (A1C)? Researchers will compare social worker referral to usual diabetes care to see if this approach improves both social well-being and diabetes outcomes. Participants will: * Be assigned (like flipping a coin) to either meet with a social worker or continue their usual care * Complete a short 3-question loneliness survey at the start and again after 6 months * Have their A1C levels reviewed from their routine medical records
Official title: The Impact of Social Worker Referrals on A1C for Seniors With Diabetes Experiencing Loneliness: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2026-01-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Social worker referral to address loneliness
Patients will be referred to social worker for loneliness management
Continue Primary care
Continue seeing primary care
Locations (1)
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada