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Clinic to Community Connections - Broader Distribution

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Interventions
Behavioral: Staff -Educational training
Registration Number
NCT04474795
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

This study addresses education needs in gestational diabetes care and followup at the staff and patient levels.

In the initial phase, nurses and community health workers will complete specific training modules on gestational diabetes developed for this study. The effectiveness of the education modules will be evaluated through pre/post surveys of participants assessing diabetes knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
85
Inclusion Criteria

Clinic staff: nurses (RN, LPN, BSN), community health workers, and others involved in maternal child health care

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Exclusion Criteria

Clinic staff: individuals not involved in maternal child health care or who do not consent to participate in study

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Staff - Educational trainingStaff -Educational trainingNurses, community health workers, and others involved in maternal healthcare
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Staff - Self-efficacy to Provide Diabetes Education Questionnaire (Newly Developed)Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Pre-Post change in staff participants' perceived self-efficacy to provide diabetes education (Mean score min:1 max 10) high score=more confident

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Staff - Intention to Recommend Diabetes Prevention Activities Questionnaire (Newly Developed)Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Change in staff's intention to recommend postpartum diabetes screening measured by a survey developed for this study (mean score; min 1, max 5) higher score= increased intention to perform action

Staff - Diabetes Knowledge TestBaseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Change in diabetes knowledge measured by multiple choice test (% correct out of 21 items) high score =better knowledge

Staff - Diabetes Attitudes (Diabetes Attitudes Scale-3 (DAS-3))Baseline and upon module completion (approximately 3 months)

Change in diabetes attitudes measured by 3 subscales of DAS-3 (Mean score min 1, max 5) high score=better attitudes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Affinia Healthcare

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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