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Integrating Community Health Workers Into the Care of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

NCT03475108 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2026-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine if the integration of a Community Health Worker into the healthcare team is associated with an improvement in diabetes control in children with type 1 diabetes. The secondary objectives are to determine if utilization of Community Health Workers is also associated with reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations, improved attendance at outpatient diabetes appointments, and improvements in psychosocial outcomes and diabetes control.

Conditions

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Psychosocial Problem
  • Compliance, Patient
  • Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

OTHER

Community Health Worker added to diabetes team

A Community Health Worker will be added to the diabetes team caring for a child with type 1 diabetes over 1 year. The intervention includes social determinants of health screening and goal setting, with home visits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Colin P Hawkes, MD PhD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-19
Primary Completion
2021-03-10
Completion
2021-03-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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