New coaching program helps south asians lower blood sugar
NCT ID NCT03333044
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program to help South Asian adults with uncontrolled diabetes. It combined group health coaching sessions led by community health workers with electronic alerts for doctors. Over 850 participants took part. The goal was to see if this approach could lead to a meaningful drop in blood sugar levels.
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 health coaching and electronic health record alerts
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a practical, low-cost way to help South Asian patients better manage their diabetes and lower blood sugar levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results may not apply to other populations or settings. The intervention is behavioral and depends on patient engagement, which can vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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859 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * South Asian ethnicity (identified through a race and language code available in the EHR); * an appointment with a physician for routine non-emergent primary care in the last 12 months * diagnosis of diabetes * an HbA1c reading of \>7 in the last 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women and visits to obstetrician/gynecologist are excluded from the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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One Park Avenue
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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