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A Pilot Intervention Study of Health Coaching to Promote Diabetes Self-Care in the Community

NCT01695278 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2014-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Diabetes poses a substantial burden to racial/ethnic minorities and in populations with limited access to healthcare. However, there is a shortage of healthcare providers available to help patients adopt the lifestyle changes required for diabetes control. The goal of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a diabetes self-care intervention delivered by medical students to patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Training medical students to use proven communication techniques to help patients identify and overcome barriers to adopting lifestyle changes in diabetes is a novel but plausible strategy. The investigators anticipate that findings from our pilot study will be used to develop a larger study to definitively test the program's effectiveness. A long-term benefit of our program is that future healthcare providers are practicing the skills needed to promote positive lifestyle changes and provide care for chronic conditions in diverse communities.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Counseling

Weekly telephone counseling intervention for 16 weeks, used to identify and overcome barriers to diabetes control and set goals for positive behavioral changes supplemented by monthly group classes on skill development.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mercedes R Carnethon, PhD · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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