Integrating Depression Services Into DM Management
February 8, 2012 updated by: Hillary Bogner, University of Pennsylvania
Integrating Depression Services Into Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management
The goal of this proposal is to integrate depression services into improving adherence for oral hypoglycemic agents so that a single program can assist patients.
The investigators hypothesized that patients in the intervention would demonstrate improved adherence to patients' oral hypoglycemic agents and antidepressants as well as improved clinical outcomes.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Many older patients do not take their medications for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) as prescribed by their physician.
Depression is common among patients with Type 2 DM and may be the reason why patients do not take their medications as prescribed.
A program in which Type 2 DM and depression are treated together in primary care would improve the health of older patients with both Type 2 diabetes and depression and would be practical in real world practices with competing demands for limited resources.
There is an urgent need for research that can bring potentially life-extending strategies to older patients with both diabetes and depression.
People can better control their Type 2 DM if they treat their depression and the same strategies can be used to help patients take their medications for both conditions.
In this program patients were involved in identifying problems with taking their medicines and working on solutions.
The aims of this program were to improve how patients take their medications for Type 2 DM and depression as well as blood glucose control and symptoms of depression over 3 months.
To see whether this program works the investigators compared the results of patients receiving this program to those who do not receive the program.
Findings may lead to the development of other programs in which depression and chronic medical conditions are treated together.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
182
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
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
- University of Pennsylvania
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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
30 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 30 years and older
- a current diagnosis of Type 2 DM
- current prescription for an oral hypoglycemic agent
- current prescription for an antidepressant
- able to communicate in English
- willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- inability to give informed consent
- significant cognitive impairment at baseline (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) <21)
- residence in a care facility that provides medications
- unwillingness or inability to use the Medication Event Monitoring System
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: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Usual Care
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Experimental: Adherence Intervention
Factors affecting adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents and antidepressants were addressed using a problem solving process.
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Factors affecting adherence are addressed using a problem solving process.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Hemoglobin A1C
Time Frame: 3 months
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HbA1c levels will be obtained in accordance with ADA guidelines (1) employing the in2it A1C Analyzer.
The Analyzer offers accurate point of care HbA1c testing.
Point of care testing using this device has acceptable precision and agreement in comparison with laboratory services
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3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Nine Item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Time Frame: 3 months
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Depressive symptoms were measured using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
PHQ-9 scored on a range from 0 to 27, where lower scores represent fewer depressive symptoms.
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hillary R. Bogner, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
January 1, 2009
Primary Completion (Actual)
April 1, 2011
Study Completion (Actual)
April 1, 2011
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 1, 2010
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 1, 2010
First Posted (Estimate)
April 2, 2010
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
March 9, 2012
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 8, 2012
Last Verified
February 1, 2012
More Information
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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 1-09-CR-07
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