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OASIS: Peer Support for Type 2 Diabetes in Appalachia

This study, called OASIS, is looking at how peer coaching can help older adults in rural Kentucky manage their Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). You would be connected with a peer coach who has successfully managed their own T2DM. These coaches will contact you weekly or bi-weekly to discuss self-management and goal setting. The main goal is to see if peer coaching helps improve your A1c (a measure of average blood sugar over 2-3 months). To join, you need to be at least 55 years old, live in rural Kentucky, and have a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 25 participants.

Study design
This interventional study will involve 25 participants. You would be linked with a peer coach, either by choosing them yourself or being matched, and receive weekly or bi-weekly contact.
What's involved
You would be contacted by a peer coach on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to discuss self-management and goal setting. Your A1c will be measured at the start, at 6 months, and then 3 and 6 months after the coaching ends.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your A1c will be measured 3 months and 6 months after the coaching intervention ends.

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NCT06003634

OASIS: Peer Support for T2DM in Appalachia (Peer Coaches)

Recruiting
NAAges 55+InterventionalHealth services
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
~25 participants
Updated 2026-06-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Peer Coaching - Peer Participants APeer Coaching - Peer Participants BPeer Coaching - Peer Participants CPeer Coaching - Peer Participants D

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of Participants with Change in A1c
Measured over Collected at Baseline, 6 months (at the end of the intervention), 3-months and 6-months post-intervention.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
Kentucky2

Study leadership

  • Brittany L. Smalls, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Texas Medial Branch

Who to contact

Brittany L. Smalls, PhD
[email protected]
409-772-1011
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age greater than or equal to 55 years
Resident in Rural Kentucky
Positive diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
HbA1c less than 7.5 for peer coaches
Passing score on cognitive assessment administered by study personnel
English Speaking

Exclusion

Age less than 55 years
Not a resident of a Rural Kentucky County
No Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis
Cognitive Impairment
Non-English Speaking

What this trial measures

  • Number of Participants with Change in A1cCollected at Baseline, 6 months (at the end of the intervention), 3-months and 6-months post-intervention.

    Obtained using point of care assessment