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Lay health worker as an example of medical task-shifting: Design of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial for diabetes prevention in people living in inadequate housing

Lay health worker intervention on diabetes management

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100052080
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-10-16
Start date
2021-10-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

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

Conditions

Diabetes

Interventions

Intervention:111

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This trial includes the major caregiver of households living in sub-divided flat units who are 1) responsible for the food preparation of the family, 2) ethnically Chinese and aged >= 18, 3) identified with >= 1 risk factor or symptoms for T2DM according to the Hong Kong Reference Framework for Diabetes Care for Adults in Primary Care Settings; 4) HKID holders, 5) able to communicate in Chinese or English; and 6) able to give consent. People who are cognitively incompetent, and whose co-living family members have already enrolled in this trial will be excluded. Hong Kong Reference Framework for Diabetes Care for Adults in Primary Care Settings is a well-established guideline adopted I in the primary care services in Hong Kong for screening people who are at risk to T2DM[15]. Eligible participants will be invited to participant in this study through partnering non-profit organizations (NPOs) that provided care services to low-income families living in socially-inappropriate housings in Hong Kong. Participants who are interested in the study will be invited to an initial health assessment, where a study information sheet and the ethics consent form will be explained to the participants in person, and participants will be allowed to consider their participation before offering consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People who are incapable to offer consent will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactEliza Lai-yi Wong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

lywong@cuhk.edu.hk+852-22528772

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026