Community health workers to boost postpartum diabetes screening in India's urban slums
Official title: A type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of Community Health Workers to improve screening for postpartum diabetes in urban slums of India
Funded at Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ · NIH-11478530 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A large study in India tests whether community health workers can help new mothers get screened for type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes, either at home or via clinic referrals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | September 18, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $130,440 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HD112141-04S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11478530 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women in Pune slum communities who have gestational diabetes and are in the postpartum period.
✕Less likely to help
Women without gestational diabetes or those not reachable through community health workers may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project partners with local organizations to run a two-arm, cluster-randomized trial in Pune’s urban slums. Pregnant women are screened for gestational diabetes, and after delivery their postpartum diabetes screening is guided by community health workers through either home-based testing or clinic referrals. The study will measure how well each approach leads to timely postpartum screening and how these strategies can be implemented in real-world settings. The ultimate goal is to reduce progression to type 2 diabetes and prevent cardiovascular complications by catching cases early.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could be scaled to improve postpartum diabetes screening and reduce diabetes-related complications for women in LMIC settings.
How similar studies have gone: Previous social and home-visit interventions have shown promise in increasing screening uptake in similar settings, but this exact home-based vs. clinic-referral comparison in urban Indian slums is novel.
Where this research is happening
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Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Sundararajan, Radhika Lu — Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
- Study coordinator: Sundararajan, Radhika Lu
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.