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Leveraging Videos and Community Health Workers to Address Social Determinants of Health in Immigrants

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About This Trial

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 immigrants with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes in NYC.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - self-identify as a Chinese immigrant; - be above 18 years old; - have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the medical record; - have had an appointment with a physician for routine T2D care within the past 12 months; - have a most recent HbA1c of at least 7%; - be willing to receive brief videos regarding T2D management; and - possess a smartphone or, if they do not have one, be willing and able to use a study smartphone. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - unable or unwilling to provide willing to sign a consent form; - 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). Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as a Chinese immigrant; * be above 18 years old; * have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the medical record; * have had an appointment with a physician for routine T2D care within the past 12 months; * have a most recent HbA1c of at least 7%; * be willing to receive brief videos regarding T2D management; 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).

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Video-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)

The DSMES videos provide important diabetes education to participants and empower them to become an activated patient on the individual level.

BEHAVIORAL

Community Health Worker (CHW) Support

CHWs will assess participants' social determinants of health (SDOH) barriers to Type 2 diabetes care and link them to available resources in the community.

Locations (1)

NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States