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South Asians With Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Depression

Community-Engaged Approach to Supporting South Asians With Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Depression

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 to 75 Years
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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 will add mental health support and digital tools to a Type 2 diabetes program led by community health workers. The program will consider how past trauma can affect care. Researchers will test how well it can be carried out and how people feel about it for South Asians with Type 2 diabetes who are at risk for depression.

This study will adapt a community health worker (CHW)-led Type 2 diabetes (T2D) intervention to include mental health and digital components using a trauma informed care approach, and test the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention to support South Asians with T2D at risk for depression.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Both parts: Be South Asian and live in New York City.
  • Both parts: Be willing and able to agree to join the study.
  • Interview-based part (Aim 1): Be age 18 or older.
  • Small test of the program (Aim 3): Be age 18 to 75.
  • Program test: Have had a routine, non-emergency primary care appointment in the past 12 months.
  • Program test: Have Type 2 diabetes.
  • Program test: Score 5 or higher on the PHQ-9 depression survey, showing mild to severe depression symptoms.

Who can't join

  • Both parts: Have a diagnosed problem with thinking or a limited ability to make decisions.
  • Program test: Be pregnant when checked for the study.
  • Program test: Have Type 1 diabetes or diabetes caused by another condition, such as steroid use or a pancreas that does not work well.
  • Program test: Have cancer or a life-threatening illness with an expected lifespan of less than 5 years.
  • Program test: Be unable to exercise without supervision.
  • Program test: Currently take medicine for depression or receive counseling.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qualitative Component): * South Asian ethnicity based on self-report information * 18 years of age or older * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Aim 3: Pilot Intervention: * South Asian ethnicity based on patient demographic information * 18 to 75 years of age * Appointment for routine non-emergent primary care in the past 12 months * Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of ≥5 (mild to severe depression) * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qualitative Component): • Diagnosed cognitive deficits or limited decision-making capacity Aim 3: Pilot Intervention: * Pregnant at the time of screening * Type 1 diabetes or diabetes secondary to other conditions (e.g., steroid-induced, pancreatic insufficiency) * Malignancy or life-threatening illness with a life expectancy of \<5 years * Inability to perform unsupervised physical activity * Diagnosed cognitive deficits or limited decision-making capacity * Currently taking anti-depressant medication or receiving counseling services.

Study sites (1)

NY