A Pilot Intervention Study of Health Coaching to Promote Diabetes Self-Care in the Community

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

In brief

Diabetes poses a substantial burden to racial/ethnic minorities and in populations with limited access to healthcare. However, there is a shortage of healthcare providers available to help patients adopt the lifestyle changes required for diabetes control. The goal of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a diabetes self-care intervention delivered by medical students to patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Training medical students to use proven communication techniques to help patients identify and overcome barriers to adopting lifestyle changes in diabetes is a novel but plausible strategy. The investigators anticipate that findings from our pilot study will be used to develop a larger study to definitively test the program's effectiveness. A long-term benefit of our program is that future healthcare providers are practicing the skills needed to promote positive lifestyle changes and provide care for chronic conditions in diverse communities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01695278

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

16

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-21

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• age > 18 years old,
• diagnosis of diabetes
• ability to read and understand English,
• access to a personal telephone,
• intent to remain in the medical practice group for at least 1 year,
• intention to remain in the Chicago, IL area or surrounding suburbs for 1 year.
• Ability to read and understand the informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• primary diagnosis of gestational diabetes or type 1 diabetes
• severe mental impairment,
• primary preferred language other than English
• severe comorbidity with a life expectancy of < 1 year
• currently enrolled in another counseling-based diabetes intervention program
• prior participation in the Coaching for Control intervention development in 2012

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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