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A clinical study comparing community health worker intervention versus standard care in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

A RANDOMIZED OPEN TRIAL COMPARING STRUCTURED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INTERVENTIONS TO STANDARD CARE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/04/002559
Enrollment
386
Registered
2012-04-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention arm: in the Intervention arm Trained Community health workers(CHW) would followup patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus for a period of 6 months. they would do so my 6weekly

Sponsors

St Johns Research Institute
Lead Sponsor
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical sciences
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Already diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Terminal or debilitating illness; advanced cancers or disabling stroke Those with dementia and other psychiatric illness â?? unwilling to cooperate Non consenting patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To determine feasibility of using CHWs to deliver supervised structured interventions to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. a.No of patient contacted during each visit. b.Ability to carry out measurements( weight, BP, FBS, PPBS) c.Proportion of patients with actionable values for whom physician opinion was taken by a phone call. 2.To achieve optimal glycemic control (reduction in HbA1c) in the intervention group and standard care group. Timepoint: 1.To determine feasibility of using CHWs to deliver supervised structured interventions to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. a.No of patient contacted during each visit. b.Ability to carry out measurements( weight, BP, FBS, PPBS) c.Proportion of patients with actionable values for whom physician opinion was taken by a phone call. 2.To achieve optimal glycemic control (reduction in HbA1c) in the intervention group and standard care group.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
o To achieve optimal blood pressure control in diabetic patients. o To achieve greater adherence to pharmacotherapy (pill count, diary) Timepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vishakha Jain

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical sciences

vishakhajain@mgims.ac.in09545765581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026