The Use of a Computer Program to Help Primary Care Providers Treat Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (CADS)

November 24, 2015 updated by: Alicia L. Warnock, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

The Use of a Computer Assisted Diabetes Decision Support (CADS) System to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Are Treated by Primary Care Providers

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of CADS by primary care providers (PCPs) for their patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) changes the quality of care relative to a "usual care" group in terms of objective outcome measures of glycemic control (e.g., A1c, mean blood glucose, frequency of hypoglycemic episodes) and in terms of subjective ratings by patients.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The CADS software integrates the patient's home blood glucose data with appropriate laboratory data (e.g. A1c, liver function, kidney function), demographic data (age, gender), current and previous medications, and active/inactive medical diagnoses. The software makes a recommendation about what medication changes are appropriate with potential alternates. Providers with their patients are block randomized into CADS or "Usual Care" for 1 year.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
28

Phase

Phase

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  • 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

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889
        • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-specialist physician (general internist or family practitioner), nurse practitioner, physicians assistant
  • Absence of orders for deployment or permanent change of station
  • Willingness to recruit up to 19 patients prior to randomization
  • Willingness to deliver "usual care" as defined in Section 6.3.2 of the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Specialist physicians
  • Orders for deployment or permanent change of station
  • Unwillingness to recruit up to 19 patients prior to randomization
  • No prior experience with management of type 2 diabetes in adults
  • Unwillingness to deliver "usual care" as defined in Section 6.3.2 of the protocol.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Computer-Assisted Decision Support
These providers will use the CADS program to treat their enrolled patients.
Other: Computer-Assisted Decision Support
The CADS software makes a recommendation about what medication changes are appropriate with potential alternates. CADS providers will either "accept" or "reject" the recommendation by the software.Providers with their patients are block randomized into CADS or "Usual Care" for 1 year. Patients associated with a CADS provider will upload their blood glucose data weekly and perform a 7-point glucose profile once per month. They will report major hypoglycemic events and hospitalizations at the time of their quarterly visit. Those getting "usual care" will be seen quarterly and will do self-monitoring of blood glucose and have A1c tests as determined by the provider but no less than twice a year.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in A1c
Time Frame: baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Change is A1c will be measured 5 times over the course of the study to compare the patients for whom the provider is using CADS to those patients whose providers are delivering "usual care".
baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Major events
Time Frame: ongoing
The number of major ("severe") hypoglycemic events whether subjective (undocumented) or objective (SMBG or other confirmation, need for intervention, seizure, coma), and emergency room visits for DM-related causes.
ongoing
Other DM-related events
Time Frame: ongoing
Number of ER visits for DM-related causes, DM-related hospitalizations and hospital days, and DM-related clinic visits.
ongoing
Glucose measures
Time Frame: baseline, 12, 24, 36, 48 months
Mean pre-prandial glucose, mean post-prandial glucose, post-prandial glucose excursions
baseline, 12, 24, 36, 48 months
Blood pressure
Time Frame: baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Clinically significant or statistically detectable changes in BP
baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Lipids
Time Frame: baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Clinically significant or statistically detectable changes in lipid profile.
baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Patient satisfaction with treatment
Time Frame: basline and 48 months
Clinically significant or statistically detectable changes in satisfaction with treatment as measured by the DTSQ.
basline and 48 months
Quality of life
Time Frame: baseline and 48 months
Clinically significant or statistically detectable changes in quality of life for patients with DM as measured by the SF-8.
baseline and 48 months
Degree of Acceptance
Time Frame: baseline and 48 months
The degree of acceptance of CADS by PCPs as measured by a technical assessment questionnaire.
baseline and 48 months
Acceptance of uploading data
Time Frame: baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
The degree of acceptance of uploading the glucose meters by patients as measured by a technical assessment questionnaire.
baseline, 12, 24, 36, and 48 months
Demographic variables
Time Frame: baseline and 48 months
The relationship of the primary and/or secondary outcomes to the type of provider, board-certification or eligibility, years in practice, age and gender.
baseline and 48 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Robert A Vigersky, M.D., Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
March 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 17, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 19, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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July 24, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
November 25, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 24, 2015

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 353757

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