Health Literacy Intervention for African Americans With Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Uncontrolled Diabetes

In brief

Disparities in diagnosis and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus are most evident in African Americans (AAs) with lower socioeconomic status. Health literacy is an important predictor of adequate self-management and control of diabetes. The purpose of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a health literacy-enhanced diabetes intervention -Prevention through Lifestyle intervention And Numeracy (PLAN) 4 Success-Diabetes, in inner-city, low-income AAs with uncontrolled diabetes. To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention, the investigators conducted a pilot study with 24-week follow-up. The investigators that participation in the PLAN 4 Success-diabetes intervention would be associated with a reduction in glucose outcomes and improvements in psychosocial variables.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03925948

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

19

Starts

2015-05-06

Expected to finish

2019-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• African Americans residing in Baltimore, Maryland
• had uncontrolled diabetes (defined as HbA1C>7%)

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to give informed consent
• Physical or mental health conditions that could limit active participation in the study (e.g., blindness in both eyes, severe immobility, psychiatric diseases)
• Hematological condition that would affect HbA1C assay, e.g., hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia

Where it is running

• Wald Community Nursing Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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