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Peer Coaching for Low-Income Patients With Diabetes in Primary Care

Primary Purpose

Diabetes Type 2

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Usual care
Health coaching
Sponsored by
University of California, San Francisco
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Diabetes Type 2 focused on measuring Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes with most recent HbA1c 8 or above in past 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dementia,
  • Life expectancy less than 6 months,
  • Inability to speak English or Spanish.

Sites / Locations

  • San Francisco General Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Health coaching

Usual care

Arm Description

Patients with poorly controlled diabetes will receive counseling from a peer health coach -- a patient with diabetes trained in health coaching

Patients will receive usual care

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

HbA1c level

Secondary Outcome Measures

LDL cholesterol level

Full Information

First Posted
December 28, 2009
Last Updated
March 7, 2022
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
American Academy of Family Physicians
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01040806
Brief Title
Peer Coaching for Low-Income Patients With Diabetes in Primary Care
Official Title
Peer Coaching for Low-Income Patients With Diabetes in Primary Care
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
May 2011 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2011 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
American Academy of Family Physicians

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Patients with diabetes who are counseled by a peer coach (another patient with diabetes) will have improved glycemic control compared with usual care patients.
Detailed Description
Peer coaches have controlled diabetes, patient study subjects have poorly controlled diabetes.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Diabetes Type 2
Keywords
Diabetes

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
300 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Health coaching
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients with poorly controlled diabetes will receive counseling from a peer health coach -- a patient with diabetes trained in health coaching
Arm Title
Usual care
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Patients will receive usual care
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Usual care
Intervention Description
Patients will receive their usual medical care
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Health coaching
Other Intervention Name(s)
Peer coaching, Peer coach, Peer support
Intervention Description
Peer health coaches will counsel patients with diabetes
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
HbA1c level
Time Frame
6 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
LDL cholesterol level
Time Frame
6 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Diabetes with most recent HbA1c 8 or above in past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: Dementia, Life expectancy less than 6 months, Inability to speak English or Spanish.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Thomas Bodenheimer, MD
Organizational Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
San Francisco General Hospital
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94110
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
21457567
Citation
Ghorob A, Vivas MM, De Vore D, Ngo V, Bodenheimer T, Chen E, Thom DH. The effectiveness of peer health coaching in improving glycemic control among low-income patients with diabetes: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2011 Apr 1;11:208. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-208.
Results Reference
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PubMed Identifier
23508600
Citation
Thom DH, Ghorob A, Hessler D, De Vore D, Chen E, Bodenheimer TA. Impact of peer health coaching on glycemic control in low-income patients with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;11(2):137-44. doi: 10.1370/afm.1443.
Results Reference
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