A Comparison of Diabetes Group Education as Administered Through Telemedicine Versus as Administered in Person

October 5, 2021 updated by: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
This study compares group diabetes education in-person versus via telemedicine

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Diabetes education is important in the treatment of the person with diabetes. A diabetes self-management education program not only educates the patient and his/her family to the basics of diabetes care but also integrates diabetes care into daily life while providing coping skills to adjust to this chronic illness. Unfortunately, comprehensive diabetes care is not available to all persons with diabetes. One obstacle to the provision of comprehensive diabetes care is the unavailability of a diabetes treatment center. many people with diabetes live too far or do not have the transportation to be able to attend education programs that met national standards. We have shown that telemedicine is an effective means to provide comprehensive 1:1 individualized diabetes education to persons with diabetes. We now propose to test the hypothesis that diabetes groups education classes can be provided effectively through telemedicine technology to individuals living in rural areas. Patients with diabetes will received diabetes education via teleconferencing from our Joslin Diabetes center. The participants will be assessed before and after diabetes education via telemedicine using measures of glycemia (A1c) and assessments of patient satisfaction, emotional well being, and behavioral change and compared to results from participants attending our diabetes education classes in-person.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

68

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

  • United States
    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13214
        • Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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 to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Profound vision loss
  • Severe hearing impairment

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
This arm will receive diabetes education via telemedicine
Other: diabetes education via telemedicine
This arm will receive diabetes group education via telemedicine
Active Comparator: 2
diabetes education in-person
Other: diabetes education in-person
In this arm the group of patients with diabetes will receive diabetes education in-person

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
A1c
Time Frame: baseline, 3 mo post intervention, 6 mo post intervention
baseline, 3 mo post intervention, 6 mo post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
PAID scale
Time Frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • UMU IRB # 4510F

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