Northern Manhattan Diabetes Community Outreach Project

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention at helping to control diabetes among Latinos with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes. Hypothesis: Compared to those in Enhanced usual care group, patients randomized to the intervention will, at 12 months, have greater reductions in: (1) HgA1C; (2) low density lipoprotein (LDL); and (3) systolic and diastolic BP.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00787475
Run by: Columbia University
People needed: 360
Starts: 2008-09-01
Expected to finish: 2014-02-01
Last updated by the study team: 2015-02-04

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Adult patients age 35-70 years*
Receiving care at our clinic (2 visits with a primary care provider in the previous year)
Living in Northern Manhattan or Western Bronx (based on zip codes)
Had a hemoglobin A1C-done within the past year, with the latest value being > or = 8.0

You may not qualify if…

Patients whose primary care physician (PCP) believes are not appropriate candidates for participation
Type 1 diabetics (identified by PCP), as their care is quite distinct from that of Type II patients, and there are very few such patients in our clinic
Patients with diabetes diagnosed when under age 25 ("new-onset" Type I diabetes) as such patients are extremely rare in our primary care clinics
Patients who do not self-identify as Hispanic (Hispanics can be of any race e.g. white, black, mixed)
Any life-threatening or extreme medical co-morbidity, such as an active cancer diagnosis, paraplegia, or end stage cardio-pulmonary disease
Having a diabetes diagnosis for < 1 year, to ensure the stability of hemoglobin A1C values above 8.0
Planning to move out of the neighborhood during the next year
Planning to travel out of the neighborhood for more than three consecutive months
Enrollment in any other cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes intervention study

Where it is running

Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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