Investigating the effect of education in reducing insulin consumption in patients with type 2 diabetes

Investigating the effect of teaching self-care behaviors on reducing insulin consumption in patients with type 2 diabetes covered by the health insurance

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210808052106N2

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-27

Start date

2023-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-13

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Conditions

Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: The group receiving lifestyle, diet and physical activity education. The people of the intervention group will be prescribed a diet containing 60% carbohydrates, 25% fat and 15% protei

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with type 2 diabetes should be both men and women in the age range of 35-65 Patients are covered by health insurance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent to participate or continue the plan Migration Having mental disorders and movement disorders Having an underlying disease such as debilitating cardiovascular disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric method.;Two-hour blood sugar. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric method.;HbA1c. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric method.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pen insulin dosage. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Electronic prescription system.;The average score of anthropometric indices (weight and body mass index) in the study groups. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Weighed by a Saka scale with an accuracy of 0.1 Kg, height with stadiometer and body mass index are obtained by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the second power (x²) of his height in meters.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pen insulin dosage. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Electronic prescription system.;The average score of anthropometric indices (weight and body mass index) in the study groups. Timepoint: The beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Weighed by a Saka scale with an accuracy of 0.1 Kg, height with stadiometer and body mass index are obtained by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the second power (x²) of his height in meters.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLeila Javadi

Health Insurance Organization

Javadi.l@ihio.gov.ir+98 41 3333 1633

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026