Peer Coaching for Low-Income Patients With Diabetes in Primary Care

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01040806

Enrollment

300

Registered

2009-12-30

Start date

2009-08-31

Completion date

2011-05-31

Last updated

2022-03-21

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

Conditions

Diabetes Type 2

Keywords

Diabetes

Brief summary

Patients with diabetes who are counseled by a peer coach (another patient with diabetes) will have improved glycemic control compared with usual care patients.

Detailed description

Peer coaches have controlled diabetes, patient study subjects have poorly controlled diabetes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALUsual care

Patients will receive their usual medical care

BEHAVIORALHealth coaching

Peer health coaches will counsel patients with diabetes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diabetes with most recent HbA1c 8 or above in past 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

* Dementia, * Life expectancy less than 6 months, * Inability to speak English or Spanish.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
HbA1c level	6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
LDL cholesterol level	6 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026