Evaluating the effectiveness of a Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (DNAT): a randomised controlled trial

Evaluating the effectiveness of using a Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (DNAT) on health professionals' knowledge of diabetes and self-reported changes in clinical practice: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67215088

Enrollment

200

Registered

2009-01-30

Start date

2009-02-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-12

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Conditions

Diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Diabetes

Interventions

Both the control group and the intervention group will be given access to the same online Diabetes Learning Modules during a 4-month learning period. The Diabetes Learning Modules include: 1. Current

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must be either English or German speaking practising doctors or nurses (approximately 20 - 65 years, either sex) managing at least one patient with diabetes a week.;Inclusion criteria: Participants must be either English or German speaking practising doctors or nurses (approximately 20 - 65 years, either sex) managing at least one patient with diabetes a week.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Doctors and nurses not managing at least one patient with diabetes a week.;Exclusion criteria: Doctors and nurses not managing at least one patient with diabetes a week.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Amended as of 26/03/2009: Diabetes knowledge as measured by the Diabetes Knowledge Test at four months. Initial information at the time of registration: Change in knowledge scores on the Diabetes Knowledge Test from baseline (randomisation) to 4 months after administration of learning materials.;Amended as of 26/03/2009: Diabetes knowledge as measured by the Diabetes Knowledge Test at four months. Initial information at the time of registration: Change in knowledge scores on the Diabetes Knowledge Test from baseline (randomisation) to 4 months after administration of learning materials.	—

Measure

Time frame

Amended as of 26/03/2009: Diabetes knowledge as measured by the Diabetes Knowledge Test at four months. Initial information at the time of registration: Change in knowledge scores on the Diabetes Knowledge Test from baseline (randomisation) to 4 months after administration of learning materials.;Amended as of 26/03/2009: Diabetes knowledge as measured by the Diabetes Knowledge Test at four months. Initial information at the time of registration: Change in knowledge scores on the Diabetes Knowledge Test from baseline (randomisation) to 4 months after administration of learning materials.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Acceptability of the learning materials measured by an electronic survey 4 months after being administered the learning materials 2. Self-reported changes in clinical practice measured by an electronic survey 5 months after being administered the learning materials;1. Acceptability of the learning materials measured by an electronic survey 4 months after being administered the learning materials 2. Self-reported changes in clinical practice measured by an electronic survey 5 months after being administered the learning materials	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Acceptability of the learning materials measured by an electronic survey 4 months after being administered the learning materials 2. Self-reported changes in clinical practice measured by an electronic survey 5 months after being administered the learning materials;1. Acceptability of the learning materials measured by an electronic survey 4 months after being administered the learning materials 2. Self-reported changes in clinical practice measured by an electronic survey 5 months after being administered the learning materials

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Countries

Germany, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public Contact; ;

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Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 2, 2026