Telephone Use for Care of Persons With Diabetes Mellitus. (TCDM)

October 31, 2013 updated by: Tânia Alves Canata Becker, University of Sao Paulo

Telephone Support for Self-monitoring of Persons With Diabetes Mellitus Using the Chronic Care Model

The purpose of this study is to determine whether phone use contributes to diabetes control.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Studies reinforce the need to test innovative care that can serve more patients, since education is a key element for the accession to the treatment of diabetes. Recently, an innovative, feasible and low cost presented in the literature is the use of telephone support as an intervention strategy This study aims to evaluate the implementation of a telephone support for self-monitoring of people with diabetes mellitus treated in ribeirão Preto.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

296

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

  • Brazil
    • São Paulo
      • Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 14040-902
        • Recruiting
        • University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Tânia A Canata Becker, Master
      • Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
        • Recruiting
        • Universidade de São Paulo
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Tânia A Canata Becker, Master

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diabetes mellitus type 2
  • age
  • ability to listen and answer questions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • often present less than 75% participation in the proposed activities

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Telephone support
Intervention type: Telephone support for four months.
Behavioral: telephone support
Telephone support for four months about healthy diet, physical activity and medication use.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Telephone Support for self-monitoring of persons with diabetes mellitus using the Chronic Care Model
Time Frame: Four months
Four months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tânia A Canata Becker, Master, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 3, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EERP - 146.171

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