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LINK-IT: Leveraging vIdeos and commuNity Health worKers to Improve Diabetes OuTcomes

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* self-identify as ethnically Chinese;
* be above 18 years old;
* have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the medical record;
* have an HbA1c≥7% in the past 12 months
* be willing to participate in video-based interventions; and
* possess a smartphone or, if they do not have one, be willing and able to use a study smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria:

* unable or unwilling to provide informed consent;
* unable to participate meaningfully in the intervention (e.g., uncorrected sight and hearing impairment);
* unwilling to accept randomization assignment;
* is pregnant, plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or becomes pregnant during the study; or
* is breastfeeding (e.g., they may have potential dietary restrictions).

About the study

The overall goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of the video-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) (hereafter VIDEO), or the video-based DSMES+community health worker (CHW) intervention (hereafter VIDEO+CHW), compared with a wait-list control group (hereafter CONTROL) to improve glycemic control among Chinese Americans with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in NYC.

What is being tested

• Video-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) (behavioral)
• Community Health Worker (CHW) Support (behavioral)

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Participants: 540 · Started: Dec 29, 2024

Contact the study team

• Lu Hu, PhD · Phone: 646-501-3438

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06319716

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.