A Randomized Trial of Care Navigator to Support Younger Latinx Adults Newly Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes (AURORA)
Kaiser Permanente
Summary
The study proposes to rigorously evaluate a proactive, culturally responsive care navigator intervention targeting younger-onset Latinx individuals with a new T2D diagnosis (AURORA \[Active Outreach to Younger Latinx\]) within Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC).
Description
The study has three primary objectives: 1) learn what is required to create and sustain a care navigator workforce and document our experience hiring a care navigator for the study, 2) implement and evaluate the AURORA strategy within KPNC, and 3) refine and adapt the AURORA strategy for future Kaiser Permanente (KP) wide dissemination. The AURORA strategy centers on a care navigator who will proactively conduct three telemedicine visits tailored to Latinx adults with early onset type 2 diabetes (T2D, defined as age \<45 years). The AURORA strategy will conducted with the following five goals:…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21–44 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * KPNC member, age \>20 and age \<45 with * New clinical diagnosis of T2D within the prior 1-8 months * HbA1c≥8%. If the study team are having trouble recruiting an adequate sample, the study team may lower the HbA1c threshold to ≥7.5% * Proficient (written and spoken) in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Type 1 Diabetes
Interventions
- BehavioralAURORA Care Strategy
Participants will be invited to partake in three telemedicine visits with the care navigator during the months following diagnosis. The visits center around proactive and tailored T2D self-management support.
Location
- Kaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaOakland, California