Improving Diabetes Care for African Americans

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The goal of this study is to investigate methods of improving diabetes care for African Americans in primary care clinics. Primary care clinicians will receive training in the delivery of cross-cultural medicine as well as regular performance feedback reports.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00436176

Run by

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

People needed

6000

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-03-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (based on fasting glucose, HbA1c, and problem list)
• At least 18 years old
• At least one face-to-face visit with Harvard Vanguard primary care clinician in the last 2 years

You may not qualify if…

• Any patient not categorized as either White or Black based on race identifier in the electronic medical record

Where it is running

• Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates — Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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