Improving Patients' Education towards Management of Diabetes Mellitus

Improving Patients’ Education and Understanding to Diabetes Mellitus; a Multicenter Interventional Study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28380

Enrollment

300

Registered

2016-11-17

Start date

2016-12-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Control Arm Participants randomized into the control group did not receive unsolicited feedback but will continue to receive their usual medical care as per usual when visiting their doctors but are

disease definition and epidemiology, risk factor and prevention, dietary care (recommended plans), treatment care, self-care practices (including self monitoring blood glucose SMBG) and critical clini

showed the sequence of flashcards distributed among participants. Similar pattern is applied in pharmacist counselling arm instead the information is conveyed in counselling sessions. ARM 2: Pharma

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. Type 2 diabetes diagnosed by a physician at least six months prior to study enrolment determined via self-report with verification (medical records and current treatments) b. Aged 18-75 (Malaysian national only) c. Access to transportation for regular follow-ups d. Patients can read with no visual impairment (flashcard arm only)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not pregnant or any other medical conditions that can impede participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At the end of study (six-months) participants of control arm were compared with Pharmacist counselling arm and flashcard arm for: disease related-knowledge, understanding of care practices	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
impact of education base activity on Hb1Ac	—

Contacts

Public ContactSyed Wasif Gillani

Taibah University

wasifgillani@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)