Telementoring to launch a comprehensive diabetes program for Latino(a) patients in community clinics
Evaluating telementoring to initiate a multidimensional diabetes program for Latino(a)s in community clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This project uses remote mentoring for clinic teams to start a diabetes program aimed at improving blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol for Latino(a) adults with type 2 diabetes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Texas Med Br Galveston NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Galveston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11161505 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you have type 2 diabetes and get care at a community clinic that serves Latino(a) patients, clinic teams will be randomly chosen to receive remote expert mentoring to help them start a combined medical and social-support diabetes program. The program will include medical care plus help with social needs like food, housing, and transportation, and researchers will follow patients' blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol over time. Study teams will combine traditional statistical methods with machine learning to find which kinds of patients, clinics, or neighborhood factors lead to better results. The aim is to learn how to set up diabetes programs in community clinics so they help the patients who need it most.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Latino(a) adults with type 2 diabetes who receive care at participating community health clinics and may face food, housing, or transportation challenges are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without type 2 diabetes or those who do not get care at participating community clinics are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help community clinics provide coordinated medical care and social supports that lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol among Latino(a) patients with type 2 diabetes.
How similar studies have performed: There is prior evidence that addressing social needs and using remote mentoring can improve chronic disease care, but combining telementoring to launch a multidimensional social-needs plus clinical diabetes program in Latino(a) community clinics is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Galveston, United States
- University of Texas Med Br Galveston — Galveston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Vaughan, Elizabeth M — University of Texas Med Br Galveston
- Study coordinator: Vaughan, Elizabeth M
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 below.