Peer coaching to help older adults manage type 2 diabetes in Appalachia
Tests peer coaches supporting adults aged 55 and older with type 2 diabetes.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
- Where
- Bowling Green and Hazard, United StatesSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- OASIS: Peer Support for T2DM in Appalachia (Peer Coaches)
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 25 people, planned
- Started
- 20 Nov 2023
- Expected to end
- 31 Mar 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 4 groups
- Treatments tested
- Peer Coaching - Peer Participants A
- Peer Coaching - Peer Participants B
- Peer Coaching - Peer Participants C
- Peer Coaching - Peer Participants D
- Record updated
- 17 June 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 55 or older with type 2 diabetes who live in rural Kentucky. Some join as peer coaches and some as peer participants.
- Age
- 55 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)
- Biomarker or test result
- Peer coaches need an HbA1c less than 7.5
Main reasons for not taking part
- Under 55 years old
- Not living in a rural Kentucky county
- No type 2 diabetes diagnosis
- Cognitive impairment
- Does not speak English
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age greater than or equal to 55 years
- Resident in Rural Kentucky
- Positive diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- HbA1c less than 7.5 for peer coaches
- Passing score on cognitive assessment administered by study personnel
- English Speaking
Who cannot take part
- No Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis
- Cognitive Impairment
- Age less than 55 years
- Not a resident of a Rural Kentucky County
- Non-English Speaking
Where in United States
- Barren River Area Development DistrictBowling Green, United StatesContact: Alecia JohnsonTaking people
- UK HealthCareHazard, United StatesContact: Key Douthitt, MDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of peer coaching models in older adults with unmanaged type two diabetes. The main questions it aims to answer are:
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* Are peer coaching models effective at promoting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus self-management? * If effective, which facets of the peer model are most effective? Peer coaches will undergo peer coach training. * Reach out to peer participants on a weekly/biweekly time frame to discuss self-management and goal setting. * Retain records of contact, topics discussed, and general notes on interactions. Researchers will compare differences in the frequency of contact, as well as how peer coaches were matched to peer participants to see if efficacy of the intervention is altered between groups.
The 4 groups in the trial
- Peer Participants (A)Treatment being tested
Peer participants in group A will self select a peer coach using peer coach profile sheets, and will be contacted weekly during the intervention period.
Treatment: Peer Coaching - Peer Participants A
- Peer Participants (B)Treatment being tested
Peer participants in group B will self select a peer coach using peer coach profile sheets, and will be contacted every 2 weeks during the intervention period.
Treatment: Peer Coaching - Peer Participants B
- Peer Participants (C)Treatment being tested
Peer participants in group C will be matched with a peer coach and will be contacted weekly during the intervention period.
Treatment: Peer Coaching - Peer Participants C
- Peer Participants (D)Treatment being tested
Peer participants in group D will be matched with a peer coach and will be contacted every 2 weeks during the intervention period.
Treatment: Peer Coaching - Peer Participants D
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Older Adults Using Social Support to Improve Self-Care: Adaptation, Implementation, and Feasibility of Peer Support for Older Adults With T2DM in Appalachia.
- Plain-language title
- Peer coaching to help older adults manage type 2 diabetes in AppalachiaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Publications
- Record updated
- 17 June 2026