Minimal Psychological Intervention in Diabetes Patients

June 11, 2015 updated by: Ching-Ju Chiu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

The Long-term Effect of a Minimal Psychological Intervention on Type 2 Diabetes Patients' Depressive Symptom, Diabetes-related Distress and Glycemic Control

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the telephone-delivered Minimal Psychological Intervention (MPI) could improve diabetes' depressive symptom and diabetes-related immediately , as well as HbA1c level in the long-term.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

182

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Diabetes disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Were using anti-depression medication
  • With ongoing psychological/psychiatric treatment
  • Had been diagnosed with psychosis (ex. schizophrenia or bipolar disorder)
  • Had severe cognitive problem or hearing impairment
  • Lost their partner within three months

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Minimal Psychological Intervention
Participants allocated to this group not only received the usual care as given by their family physicians, but also accepted biweekly minimal psychological intervention via telephone during six weeks.
Behavioral: Minimal psychological intervention
Minimal psychological intervention (MPI) was used to help adults with chronic illness to manage their psychological burden by breaking through a negative spiral between thoughts and behaviors.
Other: Usual care
Usual care was given by their family physicians.
Other: Usual care
Participants in this group received usual care only.
Other: Usual care
Usual care was given by their family physicians.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depressive symptom assessed by CES-D 10
Time Frame: At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Depressive symptom score was assessed with the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10).
At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Diabetes-related distress assessed by PAID scale
Time Frame: At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Diabetes-specific emotional distress was assessed with the Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale.
At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)
Hemoglobin A1c
Time Frame: Participants were measured during entire follow-up period, an average period of 3 months.
Participants were measured during entire follow-up period, an average period of 3 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Collaborators

National Science Council, Taiwan

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NSC 101-2314-B-006-001-

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