Pharmacists' Delivery of Health Education to Prevent Diabetes in the New Orleans Hospitality Industry Workforce
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Participant diabetes prevention knowledge as measured by survey
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a one-year pilot study focused on prediabetes among hospitality workers in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project will assess prediabetes rates among the target population, evaluate the impact of pharmacist led lifestyle education sessions, the provision of wellness tools, and healthcare resource referrals on participant knowledge and health behaviors. The results obtained from this study will provide enhanced understanding of prediabetes prevalence and interventions to combat health disparities within this population.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adults age 18-99
- •Hospitality Worker employed within Orleans Parish
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prior Diagnosis of Diabetes Type I or II
- •Pregnancy
Arms & Interventions
Single Arm - Screening and Intervention Group
Intervention: Linkage to Care (Behavioral)
Single Arm - Screening and Intervention Group
Intervention: Educational (Other)
Single Arm - Screening and Intervention Group
Intervention: Healthy Lifestyle Tools (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Participant diabetes prevention knowledge as measured by survey
Time Frame: Immediately, 1 month post exposure and 3 months post exposure.
Recall of key health information delivered by pharmacists and pharmacy interns as measured by pre and post scores (0%-100%) on 6 multiple choice item questionnaire.
Prediabetes Risk Rate
Time Frame: At enrollment
Rate of prediabetes risk as calculated by ADA risk calculator and A1c point of care testing
Secondary Outcomes
- Prediabetes Risk Rate Concordance/Reliability(At enrollment)
- Participants Utilization of Linkage to Care - Diabetes Prevention Program Enrollment as measured by survey response(1 month post exposure and 3 months post exposure.)
- Participants utilization of healthy lifestyle tools as measured by survey(1 month post exposure and 3 months post exposure.)
- Participants Utilization of Linkage to Care - Primary Healthcare Seeking as Measured by Survey Response.(1 month post exposure and 3 months post exposure.)