DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) Monitoring Study

Conditions

Type 2 diabetes (newly diagnosed) Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Eborall HC, Dallosso HM, Daly H, Martin-Stacey L, Heller SR.

2014-01-0918 citations

Does self monitoring of blood glucose as opposed to urinalysis provide additional benefit in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receiving structured education? The DESMOND SMBG randomised controlled trial protocol.

Dallosso HM, Eborall HC, Daly H, Martin-Stacey L, Speight J, Realf K, Carey ME, Campbell MJ, Dixon S, Khunti K, Davies MJ, Heller S.

2012-03-148 citations

10.1186/1471-2296-13-18

Interventions

DESMOND structured group education programme. This is a 7 hour programme (two sessions of 3.5 hours each) which includes a session on self monitoring (blood or urine depending on randomisation of peop

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age over 18 years 2. Newly diagnosed and able to attend a DESMOND course within 12 weeks of diagnosis 3. Capable of giving informed consent 4. Primarily responsible for their own care 5. Able to participate in a group programme 6. Can understand both written and spoken English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe medical problems (eg severe heart failure, advanced cancer) that would result in the patient gaining no benefit from attending an education programme. This will be at the discretion of the general practitioner. 2. Taking part in another research study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
HbA1c measured at 18 month follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Blood cholesterol 2. Body weight 3. Blood pressure 4. Waist circumference 5. Lifestyle (smoking and physical activity) 6. Questionnaire tools listed below 6.1. Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire 6.2. Well Being Questionnaire - 28 6.3. EQ-5D 6.4. Confidence in Self Care (CIDS) 6.5. Brief Diabetes Perceptions Questionnaire 6.6. Short Form 36 questionnaire 6.7. Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Blood cholesterol 2. Body weight 3. Blood pressure 4. Waist circumference 5. Lifestyle (smoking and physical activity) 6. Questionnaire tools listed below 6.1. Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire 6.2. Well Being Questionnaire - 28 6.3. EQ-5D 6.4. Confidence in Self Care (CIDS) 6.5. Brief Diabetes Perceptions Questionnaire 6.6. Short Form 36 questionnaire 6.7. Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed