Combined Behavioral and Pharmacological Intervention for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Diabetic Patients

April 14, 2014 updated by: Wen-Chih Wu, Providence VA Medical Center
The purpose of this research is to study whether a multidisciplinary education in Diabetes and intervention for cardiac risk reduction in a group setting to modify patient behavior and adjust medications can achieve diabetes guideline goals for glycemia, blood pressure and lipid control.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

118

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

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02908
        • Providence VAMC

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All diabetic veterans with a Hb-A1c between 7.0- 9.0 % within the last 6 months will be eligible for the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients without an Hb-A1c checked within the last 6 months.
  • Patients who are unable to attend the group sessions, either because of lack of transportation, psychiatric instability (suicidal, psychotic), or organic brain injury that preclude them from diabetes self-care.

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
No Intervention: usual care
Experimental: MEDIC
Multidisciplinary education and diabetes intervention for cardiac risk reduction
Multidisciplinary education and diabetes intervention for cardiac risk reduction - pharmacist led group intervention
interactive lectures with hands-on learning
learning from peers with similar disease and problems
provided by clinical pharmacists following pre-established algorithms

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participans With A1c<7%, LDL Cholesterol <100mg/dL, Systolic Blood Pressure <130mm Hg and Diastolic Blood Pressure <80 mm Hg
Time Frame: 4 months
The major outcome was the percentage of participants who attain the target goals for A1C, blood pressure,and ldl cholesterol lipids set by the American Diabetes Association guidelines, defined as A1C <7%, SBP <130 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) <80 mm Hg, and LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L).
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Wen-Chih Wu, MD, Providence VAMC

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 24, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

July 28, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

More Information

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