Feasibility and Impact of "ABCs of Diabetes" Self-Management Education Program at an Urban Public Library

Summary

A concise diabetes self-management education (DSME) program on the "ABCs of Diabetes" will be placed in an urban public library to assess the feasibility of using this community setting for the delivery of health care education in an urban African American population. Impact on knowledge of, prescriptions for, and control of blood sugar (A1C), blood pressure (BP) and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C)before and after participation in the program will be assessed. We will also examine the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for uncontrolled diabetes at 6 months post-DSME intervention.

Conditions

• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diabetes Self-Management Education

DSME intervention consisting of two interactive 2-1/2 hour classes taught by a diabetes educator focusing on the "ABCs of diabetes" and training in how to talk to your doctor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medstar Diabetes Institute;

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• American Diabetes Association

  collaborator OTHER

• Bayer

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield;

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• District of Columbia, Department of Health Block Grants Program;

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Charles and Mary Latham Trust Fund;

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Eli Lilly and Company

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Hewlett-Packard

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Meltzer Entities;

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• NBC Washington

  collaborator OTHER

• Novo Nordisk A/S

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Aventis Pharmaceuticals

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Pfizer

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Medstar Health Research Institute

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michelle F. Magee, MD, LRCPSI · Medstar Health Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2003-01-31

Primary Completion

2005-01-31

Completion

2005-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations