The Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education Trial: a Cluster Randomized Trial Addressing Health Communication in Diabetes Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective type 2 diabetes care remains a challenge for patients including those receiving primary care in safety net settings.

Objective

The Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education (PRIDE) trial team and leaders from a regional department of health evaluated approaches to improve care for vulnerable patients.

Design

Cluster randomized controlled trial.

Patients

Adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes seeking care across 10 unblinded, randomly assigned safety net clinics in Middle TN.

Interventions

A literacy-sensitive, provider-focused, health communication intervention (PRIDE; 5 clinics) vs. standard diabetes education (5 clinics).

Main measures

Participant-level primary outcome was glycemic control [A1c] at 12 months. Secondary out

SUBMITTER: White RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature