Community health workers may help south asians with diabetes fight depression
NCT ID NCT07219667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will adapt a community health worker-led program to include mental health and digital tools for South Asians with type 2 diabetes who are at risk for depression. Researchers will test whether the program is feasible and acceptable to participants. The study involves 100 adults in New York City and measures changes in blood sugar levels, diabetes distress, and depressive symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- community health worker-led behavioral intervention with mental health and digital components
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, culturally tailored support program to help South Asians with type 2 diabetes manage their condition and reduce depression risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and may not produce significant medical changes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qualitative Component): * South Asian ethnicity based on self-report information * 18 years of age or older * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Aim 3: Pilot Intervention: * South Asian ethnicity based on patient demographic information * 18 to 75 years of age * Appointment for routine non-emergent primary care in the past 12 months * Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of ≥5 (mild to severe depression) * Residing in NYC * Willingness and capacity to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1 (Qualitative Component): • Diagnosed cognitive deficits or limited decision-making capacity Aim 3: Pilot Intervention: * Pregnant at the time of screening * Type 1 diabetes or diabetes secondary to other conditions (e.g., steroid-induced, pancreatic insufficiency) * Malignancy or life-threatening illness with a life expectancy of \<5 years * Inability to perform unsupervised physical activity * Diagnosed cognitive deficits or limited decision-making capacity * Currently taking anti-depressant medication or receiving counseling services.
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Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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