Trial Outcomes & Findings for Social Network Analysis to Identify Community Health Workers (NCT NCT04210024)

Last Updated: 2024-12-03

Results Overview

The change in participants' knowledge of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) will be assessed using the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ) pre- and post-training with the DEEP program. The DKQ is a 24-item survey assessing diabetes knowledge. Scores range from 0-24; higher scores indicate increased knowledge of diabetes.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

91 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 weeks

Results posted on

2024-12-03

Participant Flow

Due to covid, the study was paused by the institutions for 18 months. In order to get back on track with the intervention, we could not identify and train community health workers to participate in the study based on the data collected for social network analysis. Alternatively, the research coordinator administered the intervention. There were no community health works.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Rural-Dwelling Community Members/Residents Rural-dwelling adults will be interviewed to map their social network structure, determine the types of social support provided by members of their social network, and identify key players within these networks. A subset of participants (\~4) will be identified as Community Health Workers and will receive training with the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP). This was a cohort study/community assessment and there were no study arms. Diabetes Empowerment Education Program: Individuals identified as Community Health Workers will participate in the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP™). DEEP, is an education curriculum designed to help people with pre-diabetes, diabetes, relatives and caregivers gain a better understanding of diabetes self-care. Classes last a total of six weeks, providing participants with eight unique learning modules. Health literacy will be assessed before and after participating in DEEP.
Overall Study STARTED	91
Overall Study COMPLETED	91
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Age for one participant was missing

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Rural-Dwelling Community Members/Residents n=91 Participants Rural-dwelling adults will be interviewed to map their social network structure, determine the types of social support provided by members of their social network, and identify key players within these networks. A subset of participants (\~4) will be identified as Community Health Workers and will receive training with the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP). Diabetes Empowerment Education Program: Individuals identified as Community Health Workers will participate in the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP™). DEEP, is an education curriculum designed to help people with pre-diabetes, diabetes, relatives and caregivers gain a better understanding of diabetes self-care. Classes last a total of six weeks, providing participants with eight unique learning modules. Health literacy will be assessed before and after participating in DEEP.
Age, Continuous	45.54 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.81 • n=90 Participants • Age for one participant was missing
Sex: Female, Male Female	60 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic
Sex: Female, Male Male	30 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	91 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	91 participants n=91 Participants
Education Year 12 or equivalent	41 Participants n=91 Participants
Education Diploma or Advanced Diploma	17 Participants n=91 Participants
Education Bachelor Degree	13 Participants n=91 Participants
Education Graduate certificate/diploma	2 Participants n=91 Participants
Education Master's Degree	4 Participants n=91 Participants
Education None of the above	14 Participants n=91 Participants
Employment Status Employed Full-time	35 Participants n=91 Participants
Employment Status Employed Part-time	10 Participants n=91 Participants
Employment Status Retired	7 Participants n=91 Participants
Employment Status Unable to work/Disabled	17 Participants n=91 Participants
Employment Status Unemployed	22 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance None	3 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance Private	27 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance Medicare	16 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance Medicaid	29 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance Military Care	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Insurance Other Insurance	15 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Never	86 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Rarely	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Sometimes	2 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Often	0 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Always	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Difficulty understanding or speaking English Don't Know	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Never	78 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Rarely	5 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Sometimes	5 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Often	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Always	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Reading or writing English Don't know	1 Participants n=91 Participants
Marital Status Married	23 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic
Marital Status Separated/Divorced	29 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic
Marital Status Widowed	8 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic
Marital Status Never Married	30 Participants n=90 Participants • 1 participant did not report this demographic

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Population: Data not collected for this outcome

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Population: Data not collected for this outcome

Change in health literacy pre- and post-education with the DEEP program will be assessed using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) survey tool. NVS assesses health literacy based on participant interpretation of food labels. Scores range from 0-6. Lower scores indicate a high likelihood of limited literacy while higher scores indicate adequate literacy.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Rural-Dwelling Community Members/Residents

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Brittany Smalls

University of Kentucky

Phone: 859-323-4916

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place