Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
Pharmaceutical care, Diabetes Mellitus
Brief summary
This trial will try to perform pharmaceutical care on ambulatory elderly diabetes patients. To provide appropriate diabetes education administration, identify and resolve drug-related problems, assess the appropriateness of their medications, establish the mechanism of medication consultations. Each patient will be assessed by the MMSE(Mini-Mental State Examination) and GDS(Geriatric Depression Scale). The effectiveness of pharmacist's intervention will be assessed by lab data and some questionnaires.
Interventions
OTHERPharmaceutical care
The Pharmacist provided Pharmaceutical care on the ambulatory elderly Diabetes patients, provided recommendation to the physician and reffered the patients to other diabetes-care-team members, including the CDEs and dietitians.
OTHERUsual care
Control patients received usual care directed by their physician.
Sponsors
Nantou Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 65 years or older * A1c greater than or equal to 9.0
Exclusion criteria
* Not expected to live for the duration of the study * Unwillingness to participate and attend pharmacist visits * Unwillingness to participate the questionnaires(MMSE, GDS)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hgb A1c change | 12 month | baseline, second measurement during 3 to 6 month after baseline, and the last measurement during 9 to 12 month after baseline |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) Score change | 1 year | baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month. |
| Taiwan Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) Score change | 1 year | baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed