NCT02119572

Impact of Peer Support on Diabetes in China

Impact of Peer Support on Diabetes in China: a Multi-center, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Zhongda Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The prevalence of diabetes has been growing rapidly in developing countries causing a devastating economic burden and increasing demands on healthcare systems. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find cost-effective and multi-faceted approach for diabetes care. Peer support models provide a potentially low-cost, flexible means that is complimentary to the current existing health care services. Trained peer leaders can become qualified extenders to a formal healthcare system, thereby, assisting with the education delivery and bolstering the efforts of the professional staff. To implement a culturally- specific peer support program and determine whether it is acceptable, cost-effective in China is important. This study aims to implement and evaluate biophysical and psychosocial outcomes of a peer support program and to explore it's feasibility and sustainability in China

Conditions

• Glucose Metabolism Disorders
• Metabolic Diseases
• Endocrine System Diseases
• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	peer support
OTHER	usual education lectures

Timeline

• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2014-04-21
• Last updated: 2014-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China