Evaluation of Diabetes Self-Management Consultant Care

The purpose of this study is to find out if Self-Management Consultant (SMC) intervention will be more effective than usual care in improving blood glucose control and diabetes-related quality of life for adults with type 2 diabetes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is designed to compare the effectiveness of a diabetes Self-Management Consultant (SMC) intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes with unsatisfactory glucose control (i.e., HbA1c ≥ 8%--the value chosen as "high risk" by the Diabetes Quality Improvement Project which is an initiative of the Health Care Financing Administration, the American Diabetes Association, and the Foundation for Accountability) to a control group selected using the same criteria. The SMC intervention will be implemented and evaluated in two different health care systems serving two distinct populations of patients with diabetes. After signing the Informed Consent document, subjects will be randomized to the SMC intervention or a control group. All subjects in the study will complete a baseline assessment of their diabetes care and health status.

Subjects randomized to the SMC intervention will have an individual meeting with the SMC to review and refine a self-management plan based on the subject's priorities and goals. These subjects will receive individual follow-up and support during the year, through monthly phone calls and an annual meeting with the SMC and their primary care physician. Subjects randomized to the control group will receive usual care following their baseline and their 12-, 24-, and 36-month assessments. Unlike most nurse-manager studies, the SMC's interactions with patient care will use a theory-based behavioral approach with which we have extensive experience. The study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the SMC intervention compared to usual care.

All records will be handled confidentially. Lab results and personal data will be linked by a research specific identifier code.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

310

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • University of Michigan, Department of Family Medicine Clinics
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Detroit Health Department

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults over age 21 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least one year.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients under psychiatric care
  • Currently pregnant
  • Those who have not been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Patients in the experimental group received the services of a Diabetes Self-Management Consultant (DSC)
services of a Diabetes Self-Management Consultant
Active Comparator: 2
This Arm was a Enhanced Usual Care Control group who continued with their usual care but also they and their physicians received the results of all metabolic assessments obtained during the study.
Usual care plus results of metabolic assessments obtained during the study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Blood glucose level
Time Frame: two years
two years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Diabetes Related Quality of life
Time Frame: two years
two years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Robert Anderson, Ed. D., Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 62323 (completed)

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