Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Programs in Black African and Caribbean Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (HEAL-D): Protocol for a Multicenter, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People of Black African and Black Caribbean ethnicity experience higher rates and poorer outcomes of type 2 diabetes (T2D) than people of White European ethnicity; these inequalities are compounded by poor healthcare access. Cultural tailoring of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs has the potential to improve healthcare engagement and clinical outcomes for ethnic minority groups. Healthy Eating & Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) is a co-designed, culturally tailored group-based DSMES program for adults of Black African and Black Caribbean ethnicity.

Objective

This trial aims to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of the HEAL-D intervention, compared to standard DSMES programs, in Black African and Black Caribbean adults

SUBMITTER: Goff LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature