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MA-CEAL Community Health Ambassador Program

NCT07136402 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-10-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research is being conducted to investigate how to increase primary care health care visits and screenings and treatment for hypertension and diabetes in residents of housing developments in Boston. The investigators are partnering with Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Trinity housing management to randomize 12 housing developments (6 in intervention and 6 in control). 6 residents from the housing developments will become Community Health Ambassadors (CHA). The CHAs will be trained to conduct "workshops" within the intervention arm. These workshops will cover Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Hypertension (HTN) information. Along with the workshops, CHAs will act as mentors for the residents and provide them with resources to connect them to primary care, Community Health Centers, food pantry resources, how to get insurance, and other needed services. CHAs will be part-time employees of the Massachusetts Community Engaged Alliance (MA-CEAL), so they will be paid for the work they are doing while simultaneously building their professional skill set.

MA-CEAL's community engagement (CE) team will act as liaisons and mentors for the CHA's to help guide them and also connect them to opportunities for career/personal development.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Educating participants about healthcare resources

MA-CEAL team members, including the community health ambassador (CHA), will assist in connecting residents with healthcare resources.

OTHER

Healthcare appointments

MA-CEAL team members, including the community health ambassador (CHA), will assist residents in making physician appointments.

OTHER

Workshops

Trained CHAs will provide workshops with information about diabetes and hypertension and how to be screened and get care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Massachusetts Community Engaged Alliance (MA-CEAL)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benjamin Linas, MD MPH · Boston Medical Center, Infectious Disease

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-30
Primary Completion
2028-05-31
Completion
2028-05-31

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