Diabetes Training Program for Health Professionals From Hermosillo, Sonora

Diabetes Training Program for Doctors, Nurses and Nutritionists in Primary Health Care in Hermosillo, Sonora

Primary health care is the medical assistance available to all individuals in a community and is considered the core of the health system. Diabetes, among other chronic diseases, is a common reason for medical consultation in primary health care. Worldwide and in Mexico, the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in recent decades, which also leads to an increase in the number of deaths. On the other hand, the annual cost of medical care for diabetes in the country has increased due to the exacerbation of complications and comorbidities associated, which are presented, among other causes, by a deficiency of knowledge in the diagnosis, evaluation, management and follow-up of type 2 diabetes, of health professionals (doctors, nurses, nutritionists) working in primary health care.

The present study will allow evaluating the effect of a training program, is a single-cohort clinical study with pre- and post-intervention measurements lasting 6 weeks, including the initial and final measurements of health professionals currently working in primary health care of Hermosillo Sonora.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Knowledge
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Intervention in knowledge

Detailed Description

The study aims to improve knowledge in diabetes through the design and evaluation of a training program in health professionals (doctors, nurses and nutritionists) in primary health care.

The hypothesis of the study is that the training program in diabetes aimed doctors, nurses and nutritionists in primary health care will significantly increase knowledge in diabetes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Julian Esparza Romero, PhD; Phone Number: 238 526622892400; Email: julian@ciad.mx
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Ana C Gallegos Aguilar, MS; Phone Number: 503 526622892400; Email: acristina@ciad.mx

Study Locations

• Mexico
  • Sonora
    • Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, 83304
      • Recruiting
      • Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo
      • Contact: Julian Esparza-Romero, Ph.D.; Phone Number: 238 +526622892400; Email: julian@ciad.mx

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physicians, nurses and nutritionists of primary health care in Hermosillo, Sonora.
• Belonging to the health jurisdiction and the general hospital of the state
• That provide consultation to patients with diabetes
• Age 20 years and less than 65
• Desire of participate
• Sign up the consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not meet the inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Other: Intervention in knowledge; All participants will be offered learning sessions to improve knowledge in diabetes

Behavioral: Intervention in knowledge; The knowledge intervention will be done through four group learning sessions with the objective of significantly increasing diabetes knowledge in health professionals. The learning sessions will be carried out weekly in a period of 4 weeks, with a duration of 60 minutes per session. In addition, two sessions will be held for the evaluation of pre and post intervention knowledge. The learning sessions consist in the diagnosis, evaluation, complications and comorbidities, pharmacological treatment and nutrition in type 2 diabetes.; Other Names: Training program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in knowledge measurements in diabetes by questionnaire	Diabetes training program focused on improving knowledge in primary health care professionals	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Julian G Esparza Romero, PhD, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 5, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 5, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 20, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): September 14, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 14, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2018
• Last Verified: September 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Primary health care; Training program; Knowledge in Type 2 diabetes,
• Other Study ID Numbers: Centroid

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No