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Community health workers may help kids with type 1 diabetes stay healthier

NCT ID NCT03475108

Disease control Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether adding a community health worker to the diabetes care team helps children with type 1 diabetes. The health worker provided home visits, social support, and help with setting health goals. The study included 84 children and looked at blood sugar control, hospital visits, and clinic attendance.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Community Health Worker
What this could lead to
If this works, it could show that adding a community health worker to the diabetes care team helps children better manage their blood sugar and avoid hospital visits.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 84 participants. The results may not apply to all children with type 1 diabetes, and the intervention may not lead to lasting improvements.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

84 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2018

Finished

Mar 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

4 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * A clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for \> 1 year * Either: Over the previous one year, the sum of the following should be \> 2: diabetes-related hospitalizations plus emergency department visits plus missed appointments (on separate days) or Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 9.5 at the time of enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Children in custody of the State where there is no identified caretaker who can complete study procedures

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus Patient Compliance type 1 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Compliance, patient Diabetes mellitus Psychosocial problem Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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