The project DiPS: Exceeding the cutoff value for blood glucose - what does that mean to you? Issue, offering and evaluation of an evidence based patient information about blood glucose testing and primary prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2

Blood glucose testing and primary prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2 - evaluation of the effect of evidence based patient information: a parallel-group, cluster-randomised controlled interventional study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN22060616

Enrollment

1054

Registered

2008-09-12

Start date

2007-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Elevated blood glucose levels in the elderly population Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Unspecified diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Current information as of 16/10/2009: Evidence-based consumer information compared to standard information, both provided as online information. Individual data are collected during an online session.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 22/03/2012 Aged 40 - 70 years, either sex Previous inclusion criteria as of 16/10/2009: Aged 50 - 70 years, either sex Initial inclusion criteria at the time of registration: 1. Employees of participating companies 2. Aged 50 or older, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 22/03/2012 1. Known to have diabetes mellitus 2. Aged younger than 40 years Previous exclusion criteria as of 16/10/2009: 1. Known to have diabetes mellitus 2. Aged younger than 50 years Initial exclusion criteria at the time of registration: 1. Employees of participating companies known to have diabetes mellitus 2. Aged younger than 50 3. Have no German language ability

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Current information as of 16/10/2009: Knowledge about elevated blood glucose levels and metabolic testing, collected during the first online session. Initial primary outcomes at the time of registration: Participation at a metabolic test in fasting blood glucose testing. Outcomes will be measured in the end of the intervention in each company.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current information as of 16/10/2009: 1. Attitudes to metabolic testing 2. Intention to undergo metabolic testing 3. Decision conflict about testing 4. Satisfaction with information delivery Collected during the first online session and again two weeks later at a second online session. Initial secondary outcomes at the time of registration: Satisfaction with the information. Outcomes will be measured in the end of the intervention in each company.	—

Measure

Time frame

Current information as of 16/10/2009: 1. Attitudes to metabolic testing 2. Intention to undergo metabolic testing 3. Decision conflict about testing 4. Satisfaction with information delivery Collected during the first online session and again two weeks later at a second online session. Initial secondary outcomes at the time of registration: Satisfaction with the information. Outcomes will be measured in the end of the intervention in each company.

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 1, 2026