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Faith-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Birmingham

This study is looking at how a free, 3-month diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) program, offered through local faith-based organizations in Jefferson County, Alabama, can help people with diabetes. You would be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will use "Remote Patient Monitoring in a Faith-Based Program" to track health data, while the other will use traditional blood pressure cuffs and glucometers without remote tracking. Researchers will measure changes in your HbA1C (a measure of average blood sugar over 2-3 months) after 12 weeks to see how well the program works. To join, you must be 18 or older, live in Jefferson County, have a diabetes or prediabetes diagnosis, and have never participated in a DSMES program before. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 30 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study where 30 participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. It is not specified if the study is blinded or what phase it is in.
What's involved
You will participate in a free, 3-month DSMES program with sessions twice a month. You will complete questionnaires and have biometric screenings (blood A1C, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and BMI) at the beginning and end of the program.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your HbA1C results will be measured at 12 weeks, which is the end of the treatment period.

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NCT07556354

Empowering Faith-based Communities to Provide Personalized Diabetes Self-management Education and Support (DSMES) in the Magic City

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
University of Alabama at Birmingham
~30 participants
Updated 2026-07-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Remote Patient Monitoring in a Faith-Based ProgramTraditional Cohort Faith-based DSMES program

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change from Baseline in HbA1C results at 12 weeks
Measured over From enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks

Conditions

Blood Cholesterol
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Weight Change
BMI
Diabetes Education
Diabetes (DM)

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Alabama1

Study leadership

  • Bertha Hidalgo, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Who to contact

Dashauna Ballard, PhD
[email protected]
205-934-6553
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Have a prior diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational) or prediabetes diagnosis
Are aged 18 or older
Live in Jefferson County, Alabama
Have never participated in a DSMES program

Exclusion

Not a resident of Jefferson County, Alabama
Completed a DSMES program

What this trial measures

  • Change from Baseline in HbA1C results at 12 weeksFrom enrollment to end of treatment at 12 weeks

    HbA1C provides a person's average blood sugar over a 3 month period and will be measured at baseline and the end of the program via fingerprick test. The range of the test is from 4% to 14%. Normal ranges are from 4 to 5.6%, Prediabetes ranges are from 5.7% to 6.4%, Diabetes ranges are from 6.5% and above.