ACHRU researchers are examining the effectiveness of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP), a new 6-month nurse-led program that promotes self-management for older adults with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

This article in Trials, presents a protocol for the two-armed, multisite, pragmatic, mixed-methods randomized controlled trial (RCT). This study will provide evidence of the success of the community-based self-management program and ultimately reduce the research-to-practice gap.

Markle-Reid M, Ploeg J, Fraser K, Fisher K, Akhtar-Danesh N, Bartholomew A, Gafni A, Gruneir A, Hirst S, Kaasalainen S, Kelly Stradiotto C, Miklavcic J, Rojas-Fernandez C, Sadowski C, Thabane L, Triscott J, Upshur R. (2017) The ACHRU-CPP versus usual care for older adults with type 2 diabetes and multiple chronic conditions and their family caregivers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 18:55. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-1795-9 

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