Using community health workers to boost postpartum diabetes screening in 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-11386246 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will see if community health workers can help more women with gestational diabetes get diabetes screening after pregnancy in slum communities in India.
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 | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $124,026 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HD112141-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11386246 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women living in participating urban slum communities in Pune, India who are pregnant and diagnosed with gestational diabetes are the intended participants.
✕Less likely to help
Women without gestational diabetes, those living outside the enrolled slum areas, or those who do not participate are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this project.
What this research studies
Pregnant women living in selected slum communities will be screened for gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Communities are randomized to two approaches: community health workers offering the WHO oral glucose tolerance test at home, or referral to clinic-based postpartum screening. The study will compare how many women complete postpartum screening and will gather information on how well each approach can be delivered and scaled. Local partners and clinics will work with community health workers to reach women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could catch more cases of type 2 diabetes earlier after pregnancy so women can get timely care and reduce future heart and other diabetes-related problems.
How similar studies have gone: Some community health worker programs have improved screening and care in low-resource settings, but home-based postpartum glucose testing for women with prior gestational diabetes in Indian slums is relatively 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.