Controlling Hyperglycemia Among Minority Population

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of three approaches in diabetes management: (1) community health worker (CHW) education; (2) text messaging; and (3) usual hospital-based care. The goal is to determine the most cost-effective method of diabetes management among an economically-disadvantaged, minority population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02681718

Run by

Sinai Health System

People needed

272

Starts

2016-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Hyperglycemia with A1C ≥9%

You may not qualify if…

• Lives greater than 20 miles driving distance from Mount Sinai Hospital
• Pregnant women with gestational diabetes
• Advanced end-organ complications due to diabetes that include: end-stage renal disease, stroke with paresis, Congestive Heart Failure (NYHA class III or IV), or other major end-organ complication of diabetes
• Receiving treatment for a major psychiatric disorder (i.e. schizophrenia)
• Unable to understand and give informed consent in either English or Spanish
• Currently or previously participated in a diabetes research study
• Family member currently enrolled in a diabetes research study
• Previously received diabetes care related cell phone text messages
• Unable to receive text messages 3-4 times per week
• Living in a homeless shelter or temporary housing
• Plans to travel outside of the United States for more than 3 months in next year

Where it is running

• Mount Sinai Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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