Sanofi US collaborated with Joslin Diabetes Center on a successful, multicultural outreach pilot that was overseen and funded by Sanofi US with Joslin as its partner in providing clinical and behavioral educational materials and training based on their award-winning On the Road diabetes program. The pilot, which was implemented in four ethnically diverse cities across the United States, demonstrated a significant reduction in both elevated A1C and blood pressure after three months. The results were presented at the American Diabetes Association 73rd Scientific Sessions.
"Cost, access and scalability are important current concerns for diabetes care and health care in general. This program addresses those concerns and improves cardiometabolic outcomes," stated Richard Jackson, MD, Director of Medical Affairs, Healthcare Services, Joslin Diabetes Center.
On the Road uses point-of-care screening and standardized messaging framed around participants' results to guide them toward better health outcomes. The Program goals for participants and their families are to lower elevated A1C and blood pressure, to raise awareness of these important biomarkers for cardiometabolic health and to re-engage participants with their healthcare team.
On the Road, targeting people with diabetes, welcomes their families and caregivers to attend the information sessions. Families and caregivers are also offered biomarker screening, delivered the same messages and, if they have elevated A1C and blood pressure results, show similar improvement in biomarker outcomes as those participants who were diagnosed with diabetes prior to participating in the Program.
The On the Road pilot also demonstrates that community members with little or no prior healthcare delivery experience can be trained to deliver simple, standardized messaging to their communities, resulting in improved participant health outcomes. This success implies scalability of a low-cost intervention for multicultural and underserved populations.
"We are encouraged by the results of this multicultural pilot," stated Dennis Urbaniak, Vice President and Head of U.S. Diabetes Patient Centered Unit, Sanofi US. "And, we are looking forward to our continued partnership with Joslin and our combined efforts to help people living with diabetes, especially those in underserved populations."
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