Health Promoters and Pharmacists in Diabetes Team Management

Summary

This research evaluates a diabetes management intervention designed to improve medication adherence and intensify therapy to reach goals in blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. This study will determine the benefit and cost of adding community health promoters to pharmacist disease management services. If there is benefit, then this approach may help reduce the burden of diabetes and its related complications among minorities with diabetes.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmacist disease/medication management

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmacist-patient encounters

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmacist medication intensification and adherence support

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmacist communication with primary care physicians

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmacist documentation in electronic medical record

BEHAVIORAL

Health promoter-patient encounters in-person or by phone

BEHAVIORAL

Health promoter medication and lifestyle support

BEHAVIORAL

Health promoter communication with pharmacists

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ben S Gerber, MD, MPH · University of Illinois at Chicago

• Lisa K Sharp, PhD · University of Illinois at Chicago

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-12-31

Primary Completion

2016-04-30

Completion

2018-01-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations