The effects of a diabetes pre-consultation booklet for patients with type 2 diabetes on patients? and doctors? communication during the consultation and on patient outcomes.

Development and assessment of the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a Patient Information Pre-consultation Package containing personalised clinical information for patients with type 2 diabetes attending an outpatient diabetes clinic for a review visit: a mixed methods approach (PIPP study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12822620

Enrollment

150

Registered

2012-03-13

Start date

2011-01-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Type 2 diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Interventions

The intervention is a pre-consultation booklet that the intervention group will receive at least 48 hours before their review appointment. The intervention booklet will include personalised diabetes-r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. People with type 2 diabetes of at least 12 months duration 2. People with type 2 diabetes attending general diabetes outpatient clinics 3. People with type 2 who have had their blood tests done (HbA1c, lipids) within 8 weeks of recruitment into the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People with Type 1 diabetes 2. People with type 2 diabetes whose English language ability, literacy or cognitive function will not enable them to participate in the study 3. People with type 2 diabetes who have not had blood tests (HbA1c, lipids) done within 8 weeks of their outpatient visit

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. HbA1c 2. Measure of diabetes self-efficacy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient anxiety 2. Patient satisfaction with the consultation 3. Weight 4. Cholesterol 5. Blood pressure 6. Self-care activities 7. Diabetes-related distress	—

Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

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