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Community Health Worker Education for COVID-19

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Led By Rakale C Quarells, PhD

Research Sponsored by Morehouse School of Medicine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Have received care for uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c > 9%) or prediabetes diagnosis within one of the AAPHC 27 community sites

Participants must be between 18 and 50 years

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will provide CHWs to homes of vulnerable adults with diabetes & prediabetes to educate about diabetes, COVID-19 & vaccines. The goal is to increase vaccine confidence & uptake, and improve diabetes self-management.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for African American or Latino adults under 50 with uncontrolled diabetes or prediabetes, who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 (for Phase 1) and are patients within the AAPHC community sites. It excludes those with severe psychological disorders, terminal cancer, chronic kidney disease stages 4-5, pregnant women, and individuals unable to consent.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a Community Health Worker intervention in rural areas to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake among high-risk groups. It also aims to improve diabetes self-management. Participants will receive home visits for education on diabetes and COVID-19 vaccines.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on educational interventions rather than medical treatments or drugs, there are no direct side effects from medications being tested. However, participants may experience discomfort during health assessments like blood glucose measurement.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have received care for high blood sugar or prediabetes at an AAPHC site.

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I am between 18 and 50 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Blood Glucose Level

Secondary outcome measures

Diabetes Self-Management Score

Other outcome measures

COVID-19 Vaccination Confidence and Uptake

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: CHW InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A six week CHW home-visit behavioral intervention examining changes in diabetes outcomes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Morehouse School of MedicineLead Sponsor

20 Previous Clinical Trials

16,064 Total Patients Enrolled

Rakale C Quarells, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMorehouse School of Medicine

1 Previous Clinical Trials

82 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

CHW Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05863884 — N/A

Community Health Workers Research Study Groups: CHW Intervention

Community Health Workers Clinical Trial 2023: CHW Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05863884 — N/A

CHW Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05863884 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the criteria for eligibility in this trial extend to individuals under 35 years old?

"To be considered for this trial, participants must fulfill the age qualification of 18-50. By contrast, 169 clinical trials are available to those under 18 and 969 can be accessed by individuals older than 65."

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Am I eligible to participate in this research endeavor?

"For eligibility, applicants must be diagnosed with coronavirus and aged between 18 and 50. Altogether, the clinical trial is searching for a total of 100 participants."

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Can new participants join the current trial?

"According to the information made available on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not currently enrolling patients. The study began in February of 2022 and was last updated May 8th 2023; however, there are 1,126 other trials that are actively recruiting at present."

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Recent research and studies

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RADx-UP- Impact of Community Health Worker Deployment

2022. "RADx-UP- Impact of Community Health Worker Deployment". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05863884.

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