Effectiveness of a Female Community Health Volunteer-Delivered Intervention in Reducing Blood Glucose Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Open-Label, Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Female community health volunteers (FCHVs) are frontline community health workers who have been a valuable resource in improving public health outcomes in Nepal, but their value is understudied in diabetes care.

Objective

To assess whether an FCHV-delivered intervention is associated with reduced blood glucose levels among adults with type 2 diabetes.

Design, setting, and participants

This community-based, open-label, 2-group, cluster randomized clinical trial with a 12-month delayed control group design was conducted in 14 clusters of a semiurban setting in Western Nepal. A total of 244 adults with type 2 diabetes were recruited between November 2016 and April 2017. The follow-up assessment was conducted at 12 months after enrollment. Data analysis was per

SUBMITTER: Gyawali B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7851734 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature