Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
patient activation, primary care, diabetes, cardiovascular risk
Brief summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to collect preliminary information about the best way to implement an intervention to reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke.
Detailed description
This study has two types of interventions. The clinics and patients are randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. All clinics have both control and intervention patients. In the clinic intervention, we help doctors monitor patient information about the risk factors of heart disease and stroke. In the patient intervention, we contact patients by phone to discuss these risk factors before their doctor visits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPatient Activation and Diabetes Registry
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patient must be diagnosed with diabetes for at least 12 months. * Patient must be with current physician for at least 12 months. * Study staff must be able to reach patient by telephone.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant women are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Document changes made to study procedures to better implement this study's interventions that are designed to reduce risks of heart disease and stroke | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Outcome Measures: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), lipids (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] non-high-density lipoprotein [HDL] triglycerides), blood pressure | — |
| Patient assessed health status, diabetes self-care activities and knowledge of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors | — |
| Physician Outcome Measures: Physician knowledge, attitude and readiness to change practice; Physician-level measure of patient-centeredness of encounter and interpersonal communication | — |
| Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) Surveys | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed