CompletedNot Applicable

Integrating Community Health Workers Into the Care of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

United States84 participantsStarted 2018-04-19

Plain-language summary

The primary aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine if the integration of a Community Health Worker into the healthcare team is associated with an improvement in diabetes control in children with type 1 diabetes. The secondary objectives are to determine if utilization of Community Health Workers is also associated with reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations, improved attendance at outpatient diabetes appointments, and improvements in psychosocial outcomes and diabetes control.

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * A clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for \> 1 year * Either: Over the previous one year, the sum of the following should be \> 2: diabetes-related hospitalizations plus emergency department visits plus missed appointments (on separate days) or Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 9.5 at the time of enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Children in custody of the State where there is no identified caretaker who can complete study procedures

What they're measuring

Hemoglobin A1c

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03475108

SponsorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-03-10

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