LINK-IT Protocol Paper

This publication is a study protocol for the LINK-IT trial, a 12-month randomized controlled trial testing whether culturally tailored diabetes self-management videos, with or without community health worker support, can improve outcomes for Chinese immigrants with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in New York City. The trial plans to enroll 405 participants and compare three groups: video plus community health worker support, video only, and usual care, with the main outcome being change in HbA1c at 6 months.

Hu, L., Liu, J., Yang, X., Teng, C., Li, H., Zhao, Y., Levy, N., Zhu, K., Vang, S., Kwon, S. C., Feldman, N., Lau, J., Jiang, Y., Trinh-Shevrin, C., & Islam, N. (2026). Leveraging videos and community health workers to address social determinants of health in immigrants (LINK-IT): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PloS one, 21(2), e0341217. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341217