Type 2 diabetes clinical trials recruiting in Canada

Peel Family Diabetes Prevention Program

Recruiting now2 sites

The goal of this Hybrid Type 2 effectiveness-implementation pilot randomized controlled trial is to assess the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a community-based wellness coaching intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D) am…

Effect of a Healthy Food Voucher on Blood Glucose Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes or Prediabetes

Recruiting nowPhase 31 site

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will determine if access to a voucher for healthy foods reduces blood sugar levels among people living on a low income who have type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar.

REMIssion of Type 2 Diabetes Between Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring When Added to Low-calorie Meal Replacement and Diabetes Self-management Education

Opening soon6 sites

The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring compared to capillary blood glucose monitoring among people with type 2 diabetes initiating low calorie meal replacement plus dia…

Helping Couples Communicate Better: Does This Help Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Respond Better to a Step Count Prescription?

Recruiting now3 sites

Being active is one way to reach better blood sugar control and heart health in type 2 diabetes. The investigators developed a strategy to help people with type 2 diabetes walk more. They track their steps with a step counter and set target…

Community-integrated Nutrition Education to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Peel

Opening soon2 sites

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention that delivers nutrition education based on the Portfolio Diet on type-2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors among adults who are without chronic conditions, who have …

Feasibility of Aerobic Exercise With Blood Flow Restriction Training in People Living With Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting now3 sites

The goal of this trial is to learn if blood flow restriction training with treadmill walking is possible for individuals living with type 2 diabetes. It will also learn about how the blood flow restriction with treadmill walking could impro…

A Research Study to See How Well Weekly Insulin Icodec Maintains Blood Sugar Levels Compared to Daily Basal Insulins in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting nowPhase 475 sites

This study compares insulin icodec, taken once a week, with other basal insulins, taken once a day, in people with type 2 diabetes.The purpose of this study is to see how well the approved injectable weekly insulin icodec maintains blood su…

Effect of Switching From Intermittently Scanned to Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Diabetes Management in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (Switch CGM T2D)

Recruiting now1 site

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate diabetes outcomes and patient experience following a switch from second generation intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitor (isCGM) to real-time continuous glucose monitor (rtCGM) c…

Improving Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Via Repeated Cold-induced Shivering Thermogenesis

Recruiting now1 site

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a widespread health condition characterized by impaired ability of the body to maintain glucose homeostasis. This impairment often leads to secondary complications, including heart disease, high blood pres…

Montbretin Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers and Type 2 Diabetics

Recruiting nowPhase 11 site

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the investigational product, Montbretin A (MbA) in either individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or healthy participants. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Safety of MbA * Whether MbA h…

DiEt ChoIce to Promote Type 2 Diabetes REmission

Recruiting now1 site

Type 2 diabetes is typically viewed as a chronic, progressive, and lifelong condition. Patients and their healthcare providers "manage" type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modifications and various types of medications designed to lower blood…

Real-world Effects of Using Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Pharmacist-led Coaching on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adults Not Using Insulin (REAL isCGM T2D)

Recruiting now1 site

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate diabetes outcomes after initiating second generation intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) plus one pharmacist consultation session compared with capillary blood gluco…

Dissecting Host-microbiome Modifiers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Recruiting now1 site

It is now well documented that changes in gut microbiota composition accompany obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) and contribute to low-grade inflammation, insulin resistance,and glucose intolerance. It is not yet clear if T2D predisposes th…

UBC Breakfast Study 2.0

Recruiting now1 site

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a prevalent metabolic disorder impacting \>3 million Canadians, is characterized by insulin resistance and high blood glucose. Chronically elevated blood glucose (i.e., hyperglycemia) and swings in glucose (i.e., gluc…

6-Weeks of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Immune Cell Function and Bioenergetics

Recruiting now1 site

To conduct a randomized control trial to determine the impact of 6-weeks of blood flow restriction training on immune cell function and bioenergetics in adults living with type 2 diabetes.

Adipose Tissue Storage in the Rapid Remission of Hepatic and Cardiac Metabolic Dysfunction After Bariatric Surgery

Recruiting now1 site

The present protocol aims to understand and establish whether there is a causal link between adipose tissue metabolic remodeling and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) remission after bariatric surgery. All participants will have a bariatric surgery, d…

Assessing Gut Microbiome Changes Before and After an Oral Nutritional Supplement Intake Using the SIMBA Capsule in Diabetic Participants

Opening soonPhase 11 site

This is a single-arm interventional clinical study, the primary objective is to assess the changes in the small intestinal (SI) metagenomic profile of in diabetic participants from baseline to midpoint and endpoint in response to the ONS in…

Pancreatic Insulin Production Capacity (PIPC) - a Feasibility Study

Recruiting now1 site

The standard treatment for Type 2 diabetes involves management of the disease based on average of blood glucose control over the past few months. In this study, the investigators test for the participants' ability to produce insulin, which…

Family Health Team High-Intensity Interval Training

Recruiting now1 site

With the rapid shift to virtual care, this pilot study aims to determine the feasibility of prescribing low-duration, interval-based training through virtual care. If successful, this study will inform a larger randomized control trial to d…

Clinical Utility of a Genomic Predictor Test on the Management of Cardiorenal Complications of Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting now2 sites

The goal of this pragmatic trial is to provide Real World Evidence (RWE) on the impact of the result of a polygenic risk prediction test of cardiorenal complications of T2D, so that more patients at high risk of these complications achieve …

The Sunnybrook Type 2 Diabetes Study

Recruiting now1 site

The Sunnybrook Type 2 Diabetes Study (S2DS) is a prospective observational study of people with prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), that aims to understand the aetiologies, manifestations, and clinical consequences of mood and c…

A Study of LY3457263 Compared With Placebo in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes on a Stable Dose of Semaglutide or Tirzepatide

Recruiting nowPhase 260 sites

The purpose of this study is to measure the change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) with LY3457263 compared with placebo in participants with type 2 diabetes who are not at HbA1c goal when treated with a stable dose of semaglutide or tirzepatide. …

A Clinical Trial to Examine the Efficacy and Safety of an Investigational Product With and Without Use of Semaglutide on Glycemic Response in Adults With Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting now1 site

This is a randomized, single-blind, controlled, parallel clinical trial to examine the efficacy and safety of AMPK Charge+® with and without use of semaglutide on glycemic response in adults with prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes. The main que…

A Study to Find Out if the Study Drug Elecoglipron Helps Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Comparing it With Semaglutide, a Medicine Already Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Opening soonPhase 3158 sites

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of elecoglipron compared with oral semaglutide in adults with T2DM and increased cardiovascular risk that is inadequately managed alone or on stable treatment w…

A Phase III Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Elecoglipron Compared With Placebo in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Background Insulin

Opening soonPhase 3120 sites

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of elecoglipron compared with placebo in adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), treated with a background insulin and other background glucose-lowering me…

Home-based Heat Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting now1 site

Insulin resistance and hyperglycemia predispose individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to endothelial dysfunction and a greater risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Increased CVD risk in individuals with T2DM persists despite op…

The Next Generation Longitudinal Birth Cohort Diabetes Study

Recruiting now1 site

The overall aim of this project is to understand the independent roles of maternal factors, intrauterine exposures, genetic factors, and postnatal environment on the development of obesity and youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) in childhood.

Canagliflozin Targeting Vascular Inflammation

Recruiting nowPhase 2/31 site

CANTOR SING is a pilot single center double blinded randomized study. The investigators will compare the effect of canagliflozin (300 mg daily - intervention arm) vs. placebo (control group) on the FDG aortic uptake in patients with stable …

Co-designing Enhanced Models of Care for First Nations Children at Risk for Childhood-onset Type 2 Diabetes

Opening soon1 site

The overall objective: to co-design and implement targeted and timely community led strategies to improve the health of the Next Generation and end the intergenerational impact of T2D in this population.

COLchicine and Non-enteric Coated Aspirin in the Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Recruiting nowPhase 339 sites

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine and non-enteric coated aspirin, combined or alone, to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.

Common questions

How do I find a type 2 diabetes clinical trial near me in Canada?

Use Beacon's free search: enter "type 2 diabetes", your age, and your location, and you'll see recruiting trials sorted by distance, each explained in plain language — including sites just across the US border. Beacon searches the full official registry and never requires an account.

Does joining a clinical trial cost money?

The study treatment and study-related tests are usually provided at no cost, and some trials help with travel. In Canada, your provincial health coverage continues to apply to your routine care — always confirm details with the study team.

Can I leave a clinical trial after joining?

Yes. Participation is always voluntary, and you can leave a trial at any time, for any reason, without losing your normal medical care.

Do I qualify for these trials?

Every trial has its own eligibility criteria. Beacon translates each trial's criteria into a plain-language checklist you can review and bring to your doctor — only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.