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Scaling Community-Clinical Linkage Models to Address Diabetes and Hypertension Disparities in the Southeast United States

NCT04263311 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 195

Last updated 2024-12-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to work with primary care physicians and their staff, and with community health workers (CHWs) to improve diabetes and hypertension management, health behaviors and improve blood pressure for South Asian patients with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension in primary care clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. The CHWs are community members who are trained to work with patients to address health needs holistically by providing information on wellness, nutrition, stress relief, and blood pressure management in a culturally-appropriate and language-appropriate manner.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CHW

Participants will undergo 5 group-based health education sessions on hypertension and diabetes management and provide culturally and linguistically tailored health information and resources There will be 2 one-on-one in-person meetings and up to 7 follow-up calls/meetings to engage in goal-setting activities regarding changes to health behaviors, medication adherence, or other issues related to diabetes prevention as identified jointly by patient and CHW. Participants will develop with the CHW and receive a copy of their long-term and short-term Participant Action Plan. Referrals to other services available in the community (i.e. exercise classes, social services, mental health, tobacco cessation, etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nadia Islam · NYU Langone

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-20
Primary Completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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