Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education on Self-Management of Adult Hispanic Males With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hackensack Meridian Health

Status: Begins enrollment in 3 months

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus; Diabete Type 2

Treatments: Behavioral: Culturally tailored diabetes self-management education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06897618

Pro2025-xxxx

Details and patient eligibility

About

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health concern. In the United States, adult Hispanic males are particularly vulnerable to type 2 diabetes mellitus and are more likely to develop complications and subsequently die from it, compared to non-Hispanic White males. Evidence suggests good self-management behaviors can potentially prevent disease-related complications and improve clinical outcomes. The American Diabetes Association and Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists have endorsed diabetes self-management education as a necessary component of care for all individuals living with the disease. However, adult Hispanic males with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S., especially those who are underserved, typically lack access to formal diabetes self-management education (DSME). Further, the majority have never participated in such educational activities (Au et al., 2021; New Jersey Department of Health, 2013; 2017; 2023). A large body of evidence suggests DSME can effectively improve self-management behaviors in diverse populations around the globe (Abraham et al., 2020; Dietz et al., 2022; ElGerges, 2020; Gehlawat et al., 2019; Hailu et al., 2019; Jiang et al., 2022; Leong et al., 2022; Oluchina, 2022; Riangkam et al., 2022; Tamiru et al., 2023; Yu et al., 2022; Zheng et al., 2019). The purpose of the proposed study is to examine the effect of culturally tailored diabetes education on self-management behaviors of adult Hispanic males, aged 18-64 years, with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S. This study can shed more light on the effectiveness of community-based, culturally tailored diabetes educational activities in this vulnerable population and guide future efforts towards enhancing self-management.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: Adult Hispanic males 18-64 at time of study intervention.
• Diagnosis Codes: Patients with self-reported diagnosis of T2DM without complex, co-morbid conditions such as severe kidney disease and terminal illnesses such as cancer.
• English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Outside the age range listed above
• Without a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education

Experimental group

Description:

Five weeks of culturally tailored diabetes self-management education modeled after Association of Diabetes Care and Education Seven-item Framework (ADCES7).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Culturally tailored diabetes self-management education