Community Health Worker Diabetes Prevention Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Community Health Care Worker; Behavioral: Educational group trainings

• Registration Number: NCT03530579
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

The primary goal of this study is to develop, implement, and test a community health worker (CHW) program designed to promote diabetes prevention among Korean and South Asian Americans in New York City.

In particular, the specific aims of this study are:

1. To utilize community based participatory research (CBPR) methods to expand upon an existing campus-community partnership to develop and implement a CHW program among Korean and South Asian Americans that promotes diabetes prevention;

2. To develop, implement, and assess the efficacy of a CHW intervention to promote diabetes prevention and access to care among NYC Koreans and South Asians.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02-13
• Primary Completion: 2015-02-13
• Study Completion: 2015-02-13
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 954

Inclusion Criteria

• is a South Asian or Korean American immigrant;
• is identified as at-risk by a diabetes risk assessment
• is between 18-75 years of age; and
• is willing to be randomized to either treatment or control groups.

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Exclusion Criteria

• is a confirmed diabetic;
• is on renal dialysis;
• has an acute or terminal illness or serious mental illness;
• has a history of recent coronary event within the last 12 months;
• has a recent history of acute medical problem or admission to hospital;
• has any other severe medical conditions that might make it difficult to attend educational sessions;
• has poor short-term prognosis (expected death in <2 years);
• is planning to travel for longer than 6 weeks during the 6-month intervention period; or
• is participating in another CVD study.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 2	Community Health Care Worker	A community health worker will answer your questions about diabetes and refer participant if you need one.
Group 1	Educational group trainings	Participants will receive 6 two and a half hour educational group trainings over the course of 6 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in weight	3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months
Change in Body Mass Index	3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months
Change in hip-to-waist ratio measurements	3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months