Community health workers to improve postpartum diabetes screening in Indian 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-11478531 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A program using community health workers in Pune, India to boost postpartum diabetes screening for women who had gestational diabetes.
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) | $57,353 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HD112141-04S2 |
| Project ID | NIH-11478531 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women with a history of gestational diabetes residing in urban slum communities in Pune, India, and who are postpartum or in the late pregnancy period.
✕Less likely to help
Women without a history of gestational diabetes or not residing in the specified communities may not benefit from this specific intervention.
What this research studies
This project tests whether trained community health workers can increase the rate at which women who had gestational diabetes get screened for type 2 diabetes after childbirth in urban slum areas of Pune. It uses a cluster-randomized design comparing home-based testing with clinic-based referrals, delivered in partnership with local health institutions. The goal is to close the screening gap and prevent later health problems, including heart disease, by identifying diabetes early. The study blends real-world implementation with effectiveness outcomes to show how such strategies could be scaled in similar LMIC settings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could lead to earlier detection of type 2 diabetes in high-risk women and reduce diabetes-related complications.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work suggests CHW-led strategies can improve health service uptake, but this exact home-based versus clinic-based screening approach in this setting 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.