SCORE! Non-Physician Health Worker (NPHW) Implementation Protocol (SIP)

What this study is about

This study is a substudy of the Strenghtening Community Roots (SCORE!) Cohort study. The investigators will look for people, enrolled in the SCORE! Cohort study, with abnormal results related to blood sugar and fat, as well as high blood pressure and heart disease risks. The investigaors will try to help the community improve sugar, fat and blood pressure through trained people who are not necessarily a medical doctor but have health-sciences-training backgrounds. These people are called Non-Physician Health Workers (NPHW), and they will be under the direction of a medical doctor and will be also in close communication with the participants and the medical doctor to improve their health. This will happen through a total of 12 months, having online and on-site visits, for follow-up.

Who can join (things the study team will check)

Criteria

• Blood pressure measurements: systolic ≥ 140 or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg;
• Non-HDL cholesterol \> 2.66 mmol/L;
• Random plasma glucose of ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or HbA1c% ≥ 6.5%

🚫 You may not be able to join if…

• Involvement in another study or program that would interfere with the study protocol,
• Known history of coronary artery disease or stroke;
• Severe co-morbid conditions with life expectancy < 1 year,
• Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant within 12 months;
• Other serious conditions or logistic factors likely to interfere with study participation

Where this trial is running

• McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Who to contact

Sonia Anand, PhD, MD · 905-525-9140 · anands@mcmaster.ca

It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT06694987.