A pilot randomised trial in primary care to investigate and improve knowledge, awareness and self-management among South Asians with diabetes in Manchester

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN52142474

Enrollment

547

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1994-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Peripheral arterial disease

Interventions

1. Advice on diet and exercise were given at the start, and reinforced at days 30 and 60 2. No advice

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The research was undertaken in 7 general practices, in a part of Manchester with a high proportion of ethnic minority groups in their catchment areas. Subjects aged 25-79 were selected from age-sex registers. Ethnicity was defined from grandparental origins. The final sample comprised 547 people of White European (WE) origin, 479 of African-Caribbean (AfC) origin, and 100 of Pakistani Muslim (PM) origin. Of the initial sample 27% were no longer at the recorded address, and 16% were no longer in the practice. During the 4 years of the study 42% of people in the final sample changed address. The random sample in the intervention study comprised 61 people of AfC origin. However 25 declined to take part, and 22 had moved or could not be contacted. The final sample was 8 in the intervention group and 6 in the control group.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental health illness that would preclude compliance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In the observational part of the study blood pressure, height, weight, and hip and waist measurements were taken by a trained observer. Subjects were asked about their knowledge of their blood pressure, whether they knew if they had diabetes, about their smoking (ever, current, number of cigarettes daily), their alcohol consumption (>12 units in a year), and details of their diet. In the interventional study weight was recorded on Days 1, 30, 60, and 90, and blood pressure was recorded on Day 1 and Day 90. Information on the 18 foods making up 95% of energy and fat in the diets was obtained at day 1 and 90 for the AfC people in the sample.	—

Measure

Time frame

In the observational part of the study blood pressure, height, weight, and hip and waist measurements were taken by a trained observer. Subjects were asked about their knowledge of their blood pressure, whether they knew if they had diabetes, about their smoking (ever, current, number of cigarettes daily), their alcohol consumption (>12 units in a year), and details of their diet. In the interventional study weight was recorded on Days 1, 30, 60, and 90, and blood pressure was recorded on Day 1 and Day 90. Information on the 18 foods making up 95% of energy and fat in the diets was obtained at day 1 and 90 for the AfC people in the sample.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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