Health and Faith (Salud y Fe): Community-Based Diabetes Pilot Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

Main objective: To improve diabetes outcomes among Mexican-Americans with diabetes through church-based, culturally tailored, diabetes self-management interventions linked to the local healthcare system. Specific Aim: To pilot test a church-based, culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention to improve diabetes outcomes among low-income Mexican-American with diabetes H1 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve glycosylated hemoglobin. H2 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve systolic blood pressure and low-density lipids. H3 A church-based diabetes self-care management curriculum partnered with the local healthcare system will improve diabetes related self-efficacy, self-empowerment and self-care management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01288300

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

100

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• over the age of 18
• able to speak either English or Spanish
• self-report of diagnosis of diabetes by a doctor

You may not qualify if…

• cannot give informed consent (e.g. due to intoxication or dementia)
• do not speak English or Spanish
• younger than 18 years old.
• pregnant women
• undergoing hemodialysis or treatment for cancer
• unable to attend 3- and 6-month follow up appointments

Where it is running

• Centro de Salud y Esperanza — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Our Lady of Tepeyac Church — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• St. Agnes of Bohemia Church — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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