Project Dulce for Arab-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Description

Arab Americans (AA) face many challenges in diabetes self-management due to the limited educational resources and support available for them. The cultural and linguistic barriers between patients and health care providers lead to poor diabetes management and outcomes. This study (Project Dulce Arabic) is adapted from the Project Dulce, an American Diabetes Association (ADA)-recognized Diabetes Self-Management Education Support (DSMES) program. Project Dulce Arabic comprises both peer-led diabetes education in Arabic and a 3-month text messaging program (Dulce Digital). The main aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a more culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes education program in improving diabetes knowledge, beliefs, and self-management as well as hemoglobin A1C.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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Study overview

Arab Americans (AA) face many challenges in diabetes self-management due to the limited educational resources and support available for them. The cultural and linguistic barriers between patients and health care providers lead to poor diabetes management and outcomes. This study (Project Dulce Arabic) is adapted from the Project Dulce, an American Diabetes Association (ADA)-recognized Diabetes Self-Management Education Support (DSMES) program. Project Dulce Arabic comprises both peer-led diabetes education in Arabic and a 3-month text messaging program (Dulce Digital). The main aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a more culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes education program in improving diabetes knowledge, beliefs, and self-management as well as hemoglobin A1C.

Project Dulce for Arab-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Project Dulce for Arab-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Condition
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

El Cajon

San Ysidro Health, El Cajon, California, United States, 92020

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Self-identified Arab
  • * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
  • * Registered in the community clinic (or willing to register)
  • * HbA1c ≥8% within 1 month of screening
  • * Able to speak, read, write, and comprehend in English and Arabic
  • * Severe illness precluding frequent visits to clinic
  • * Liver function tests (ALT and AST) \> 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • * Body mass index ≤ 23 kg/cm
  • * History of malignancy, except subjects who have been disease-free for \> 5 years, or whose only malignancy has been basal or squamous cell skin carcinoma
  • * Creatinine \> 3.5
  • * History of drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to enrollment
  • * Not a permanent resident in the area
  • * Current enrollee in Project Dulce
  • * Blood donation of one pint or more within the past 30 days, or plasma donation within 7 days prior to screening
  • * Anemia
  • * Primary language other than English or Arabic
  • * Not willing to carry a mobile phone
  • * Type 1 or gestational diabetes
  • * Pregnant

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute,

Ahmed Khattab, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Scripps

Study Record Dates

2025-02