Impact of Peer Support on Diabetes in China

Southeast University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Metabolic Diseases; Diabetes; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Endocrine System Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: peer support; Other: usual education lectures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02119572

Zhongdaendo1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of diabetes has been growing rapidly in developing countries causing a devastating economic burden and increasing demands on healthcare systems. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find cost-effective and multi-faceted approach for diabetes care. Peer support models provide a potentially low-cost, flexible means that is complimentary to the current existing health care services. Trained peer leaders can become qualified extenders to a formal healthcare system, thereby, assisting with the education delivery and bolstering the efforts of the professional staff. To implement a culturally- specific peer support program and determine whether it is acceptable, cost-effective in China is important. This study aims to implement and evaluate biophysical and psychosocial outcomes of a peer support program and to explore it's feasibility and sustainability in China

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. type 2 diabetes
2. with voluntary participation and have signed the Patient Informed Consent Sheet
3. reside in stable places during the intervention period

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with reduced life expectancy and unstable mood or major psychiatric conditions
2. suffering from cancer and have been receiving radiotherapy and/ or chemotherapy in the past half year
3. enrolling in other research program at present

Trial design

400 participants in 2 patient groups

peer support

Experimental group

Description:

Patients are divided into small groups and assigned with peer leaders for twelve months according to their residence. Besides the same training and follow-ups as the control arm, patients from intervention groups are suggested and encouraged to take part in the group activities with the peer leaders per month. And if possible, casual activities (such as phone call, chatting, short message; physical exercise, group member family visiting，going to supermarket together, etc.)are also recommended

Treatment:

Other: usual education lectures

Behavioral: peer support

usual education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients attend the usual self-management education and communicate with the professionals every two months, getting the information on diabetes diet, exercise, glucose monitor, etc. besides that the group members should attend three follow ups at baseline,6 and 12 months.

Treatment:

Other: usual education lectures