Diabetes Education and Care for Deaf Populations

University of Utah25 enrolled

Overview

This study will assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 10-week intervention called "Deaf Diabetes Can Together".

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes

Interventions

Deaf Diabetes Can TogetherBEHAVIORAL

10-week diabetes self-management telehealth intervention for deaf adults with diabetes.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Identify as Deaf/Hard of Hearing * living with diabetes (any type) * speak and understand English or American Sign Language * have access to internet * willing to participate in the intervention Exclusion Criteria: * participating in another diabetes study * have significant cognitive impairment * are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year * have life expectancy of \<6 months

Locations (1)

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

A1C Level

Clinical outcome

Time frame: 6 months: (Test at 0 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes

Diabetes Distress Level Using the Screening Scale Questionnaire

Psychosocial outcome, scoring averaged from 1-6 with higher score means worse outcome.

Time frame: 6 months: (Test at 0 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks)

Diabetes Self-Care Level using the Self-Care Inventory Revised Questionnaire

Self-management outcome, scoring averaged from 0-100 point scale with higher score means better outcome.

Time frame: 6 months: (Test at 0 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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