Topic: Diabetes Research Network, Primary Care Research Network for England
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 26/06/2012:
Control Group: No PDA used by patients or doctors (usual care)
Intervention Group: Brief training of clinicans pre-consultation, familiarisation of PDA by parti
Sponsors
Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2. Aged 21 years and above, either sex 3. HbA1c greater than 7.4% 4. On maximum dose of oral anti-diabetic drugs 5. Advised by the doctor or nurse to start insulin
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Taking insulin currently 2. Difficulty reading or understanding English 3. Chronic debilitating illness (e.g., visual, hearing or cognitive impairment) 4. Active mental illness 5. Participated in a clinical trial in the past 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure(s) as of 26/06/2012: Decisional conflict as an indicator of decisional quality post-consultation and glycaemic control after 6 months (HbA1c). Previous primary outcome measure(s) until 26/06/2012: Baseline and six-month clinical data will be provided by the practices from the medical records. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measure(s) as of 26/06/2012: Knowledge and realistic expectations of risks and benefits, post consultation. Previous secondary outcome measure(s) until 26/06/2012: 1. The outcome of decision making will be glycaemic control (HbA1c) and persistence with chosen option 2. The process of decision making will be measured using decision quality indicators | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed