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Impact of Type 2 Diabetes Peer Counseling on Behavioral, Metabolic, and Health Outcomes Among Latinos

NCT01299844 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2011-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objectives of this study are:

* To develop a comprehensive culturally tailored model of diabetes management that integrates the work of community-based peer counselors and clinical specialists into a multi-disciplinary health care team serving the Latino community.
* To implement an intervention that provides education and support to Latino adults diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in both clinical and home settings.
* To evaluate this intervention for its impact on program adherence, and improved outcomes sustained over time as reflected by metabolic, clinical, cognitive and behavioral measures.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diabetes Peer Counseling

16 Home visits from a bilingual/bicultural diabetes peer counselor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hartford Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hispanic Health Council, Inc.

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Connecticut

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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