Impact of Community Health Workers on Adherence to Therapy for Non-Communicable Chronic Disease in Chiapas, Mexico

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study ID
NCT02549495
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Study Details

This study evaluates the effectiveness of community health workers when added to routine care for patients with diabetes and high blood pressure in rural clinics in Chiapas, Mexico. It does so by recording information on adherence to therapy, blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c while a non-governmental organization working in Mexico trains and introduces a community health worker program.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 31, 2013
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2018
Completion
Jun 30, 2019

Study Design

Enrollment
168 participants (actual)

Arms

  • Arm: Patients with Diabetes or Hypertension
    All patients in the seven study communities will receive the community health worker intervention provided by CES, as it is incorporated into the standard of care. However, they will receive the intervention at different points in time depending on which community they lived in, as community health worker programs can only be started at every-three-month intervals

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Hemoglobin A1c [ Time Frame: Baseline, 23 months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIP
Brigham and Women's HospitalBostonMassachusetts02130

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By condition
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By research site
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