Empowering Faith-based Communities to Provide Personalized Diabetes Self-management Education and Support (DSMES) in the Magic City

Part of paid clinical trials in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study ID
NCT07556354
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • BMI
  • Blood Cholesterol
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Diabetes (DM)
  • Diabetes Education
  • Weight Change

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Remote Patient Monitoring in a Faith-Based Program — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will be randomly-assigned to one of two cohorts. One cohort will participate in a faith-based DSMES program and use remote patient monitoring (RPM) to track their health throughout the duration. Remote patient monitoring allows a participant's healthcare team to visualize and monitor health data outside of scheduled DSMES sessions. These participants will be given blood pressure and blood glucose tracking devices that utilize Bluetooth to automatically upload their health data into an RPM platform, Prevounce, once measurements are taken.
  • Traditional Cohort Faith-based DSMES program — BEHAVIORAL
    The Traditional Cohort will also participate in the DSMES program but instead will be provided traditional blood pressure cuffs and glucometers that will not upload their data to a mobile platform to track their health data. These participants will use traditional means (paper trackers) to track their health data and will provide health updates during scheduled communication with community health workers.

Study Details

In this study, individuals living with diabetes in the Birmingham area will participate in a free, 3-month DSMES program hosted by MedsPLUS Consulting, a local independent pharmacy and wellness center, at a local faith-based organization. DSMES sessions meet twice a month and typically address topics including physical activity, nutrition, coping, and reducing risk and complications. Prior to beginning the program, participants will complete a questionnaire that assesses diabetes self-management behaviors (such as diet, physical activity, and medication adherence) and diabetes knowledge. Additionally, they will participate in a biometric screening where clinical data such as blood A1C, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and BMI are collected. This data will also be collected again after the completion of the program. In this program, participants will be assigned a community health worker who will contact them outside of scheduled DSMES sessions to provide support. Participants will also be randomly assigned to one of two cohorts, the Traditional cohort and the Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) cohort. The traditional cohort will use paper trackers to track blood pressure and blood sugar outside of DSMES sessions while the RPM cohort will utilize an RPM platform to track this data.

Key Dates

First listed
Apr 29, 2026
Start date
Jul 31, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2026
Completion
Oct 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Traditional Cohort
    Utilizes paper trackers to track blood glucose and blood pressure readings outside of DSMES sessions
  • Experimental: Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Cohort
    Utilizes remote patient monitoring platform to track blood pressure and blood glucose readings outside of DSMES sessions

Primary Outcome Measure

Change from Baseline in HbA1C results at 12 weeks [ Time Frame: From enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
New Hope Baptist ChurchBirminghamAlabama35211
Dashauna M Ballard, PhD
[email protected]
205-934-6553
Sabrina Famuyiwa, MPH
[email protected]
Dashauna Ballard, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Bertha Hidalgo, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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