Primary Care Cluster RCT to Increase Diabetes Prevention Program Referrals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Diabetes Prevention Program, an intensive lifestyle change program, effectively reduces the risk of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes but is underutilized. An implementation study using formative research was undertaken to increase Diabetes Prevention Program referrals at a primary care clinic.

Study design

A pragmatic, cluster randomized, mixed-methods study.

Setting/particpants

Clusters were teams of primary care clinicians from 2 primary care clinics. The 3 intervention clusters had 8-11 clinicians, and the 3 control clusters had 7-20 clinicians.

Intervention

Implementation activities occurred from December 2017 to February 2019. The activities included targeted clinician education, a prediabetes clinician champion, and a custo

SUBMITTER: Keck JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7346283 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature