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Joint Patient and Caregiver Intervention for Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Led by Medical College of Wisconsin · Updated on 2025-07-29
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
125 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will test the preliminary efficacy of a joint patient/informal caregiver telephone-delivered intervention that includes diabetes education; problem solving around social needs; and behavioral activation for older African Americans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes by randomizing 100 patient/caregiver dyads to the Joint Home intervention (n=50) and usual care (n=50) arms. The aims of the study are: Aim 1: To test the preliminary efficacy of home-based, joint patient and caregiver intervention (Joint Home-DM-BAT) on patient clinical outcomes (hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and LDL-Cholesterol). Aim 2: To test the preliminary efficacy of home-based, joint patient and caregiver intervention (Joint Home-DM-BAT) Joint Home DM-BAT on patient quality of life. Aim 3: To test the preliminary efficacy of home-based, joint patient and caregiver intervention (Joint Home-DM-BAT) on caregiver quality of life and caregiver burden.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Joint Patient and Caregiver Intervention for Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 50 years or older
- Self-identified as Black/African American
- Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes with HbA1c of 8% or higher at screening
- Able to communicate in English
- Has an informal caregiver willing to participate for 6 months
- Caregiver willing to attend 4 one-hour sessions with the participant
- Caregiver willing to support participant for 6 months
- Caregiver willing to complete baseline, 3-month, and 6-month assessments
You will not qualify if you...
- Mental confusion indicating significant dementia at screening
- Alcohol or drug abuse or dependency at screening
- Active psychosis or acute mental disorder at screening
- Life expectancy less than 6 months at screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Aprill Z Dawson, PhD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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