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Bringing Advocacy Via Digital Guide to the Emergency Department (Project BADGE)

Description

The pilot study of Project BADGE will focus on emergency department (ED) patients with diabetes, which has significant disparities in prevalence and mortality for underserved populations. The objective is to determine the effect of a text-based resource referral platform with diabetes educational materials on patient diabetes knowledge, diabetes distress, diabetes self-care activities, and acceptability and feasibility of the intervention.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The pilot study of Project BADGE will focus on emergency department (ED) patients with diabetes, which has significant disparities in prevalence and mortality for underserved populations. The objective is to determine the effect of a text-based resource referral platform with diabetes educational materials on patient diabetes knowledge, diabetes distress, diabetes self-care activities, and acceptability and feasibility of the intervention.

Bringing Advocacy Via Digital Guide to the Emergency Department (Project BADGE)

Bringing Advocacy Via Digital Guide to the Emergency Department (Project BADGE)

Condition
Diabetes
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Brunswick

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Adult (18+) ED/observation unit patients
  • 2. Have poorly controlled or new onset diabetes (hyperglycemia or Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA))
  • 3. Speak English or Spanish
  • 4. Has a cell phone able to send and receive text messages

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31