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LINK-IT: Leveraging vIdeos and commuNity Health worKers to Improve Diabetes OuTcomes

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 24 weeks

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The VIDEO group will receive 1 DSMES brief video/week for 24 weeks delivered via text message."
  • "The VIDEO+CHW group will receive the same DSMES videos plus bi-weekly support calls from a CHW for 24 weeks."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether diabetes care videos, with or without help from a community health worker, improve blood sugar control. It is for Chinese Americans in New York City with type 2 diabetes and high blood sugar. The study compares these programs with a group on a waiting list.

The overall goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of the video-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) (hereafter VIDEO), or the video-based DSMES+community health worker (CHW) intervention (hereafter VIDEO+CHW), compared with a wait-list control group (hereafter CONTROL) to improve glycemic control among Chinese Americans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in NYC.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Identify as ethnically Chinese.
  • Be older than 18.
  • Have type 2 diabetes listed in your medical record.
  • Have an HbA1c of 7% or higher in the past 12 months. This blood test measures average blood sugar.
  • Be willing to take part in a video-based program.
  • Own a smartphone, or be willing and able to use a study smartphone.

Who can't join

  • Cannot or do not want to give informed consent, which means agreeing after learning about the study.
  • Cannot fully take part in the program, such as because of vision or hearing problems that have not been corrected.
  • Are not willing to have your study group chosen by chance.
  • Are pregnant, plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or become pregnant during the study.
  • Are breastfeeding.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as ethnically Chinese; * be above 18 years old; * have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the medical record; * have an HbA1c≥7% in the past 12 months * be willing to participate in video-based interventions; and * possess a smartphone or, if they do not have one, be willing and able to use a study smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * unable or unwilling to provide informed consent; * unable to participate meaningfully in the intervention (e.g., uncorrected sight and hearing impairment); * unwilling to accept randomization assignment; * is pregnant, plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or becomes pregnant during the study; or * is breastfeeding (e.g., they may have potential dietary restrictions).

Study sites (1)

NY