Web-based Education for Diabetes Patients on Adaptable Insulin Schedules (Telediabetes)
The Belgian Quality of Life and Costs Study on Web-based Education for Diabetes Patients on Adaptable Insulin Schedules
Inclusion criteria: adult diabetes patients on multiple daily insulin injections or using an insulin pump; Internet users Exclusion criteria: having a severe mental illness Patients will be recruited during the conventional consult. If they want to participate, they will get detailed information regarding the study; after giving consent; they will sign the informed consent form and they will get a unique study number.
The patient will than complete a questionnaire on a secured website (https://) using the unique study number. After completing this questionnaire, the patient will be randomised either into a group 'standard care + direct start with web-based diabetes education' (intervention group) or they will enter into the other group (control) receiving standard care. Three months after the start of the study, all patients will be asked to complete the questionnaire again and the patients into the control group will also get access to 'standard care + web-based diabetes education'. The questionnaire will have to be completed on months 6, year 1 and year 2. At the time of completing the questionnaire, HbA1c will be determined. This is part of the routine examination in each participating hospital (UZGent and AZ Nikolaas). The determination of HbA1c is not study-specific but the value will be taken into the study.
The web-based questionnaire:
Patients will enter on a website including general study-information. They also have to explicitly click a button to proceed to the questionnaire. After clicking on 'I am prepared to participate in the study' they will see a second webpage retrieving some general information. After receiving this real basic information; they will be redirected to a secure website (https://) and will make use of a unique study number. Only the main researcher will have the possibility to link the general information to the unique study number.
The informed consent form:
The patient will be asked for added information. He/she will have to sign specific pages giving explicitly informed consent for information retrieved from the 'mutualiteit' (National Health Service - NHS).
On the NHS information will be asked regarding the health costs. These figures should make it possible to have a more objective figure of the costs associated to diabetes (care).
The patient can stop on every moment the study participation. Once decided he/she wants to stop, he/she will receive standard care.
Study hypotheses: the QoL will improve by the use of web-based diabetes education; there will be a reduction in costs using web-based diabetes education; there will be at least an equal-stay or improvement of the HbA1c while using web-based diabetes education.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Ghent, Belgien, 9000
- Ghent University Hospital
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Sint-Niklaas, Belgien, 9100
- AZ Nikolaas: Department of Endocrinology
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult diabetes patients on multiple daily insulin injections or using an insulin pump;
- Internet users
Exclusion Criteria:
- having a severe mental illness
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Støttende pleje
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Aktiv komparator: Intervention group
webbased education (telemonitoring)
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Patients will be able to transmit their blood glucose values via the Internet to the diabetes professional and they will receive timely feedback.
"Timely" will be defined as 'as agreed between the patient and the diabetes professional', e.g.
every week on Friday afternoon.
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Ingen indgriben: control group
standard care
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Quality of Life (QoL)
Tidsramme: Baseline
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QoL will be measured via validated questionnaires: diabetes self-care questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Fear for Hypoglycaemia Questionnaire
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Baseline
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Quality of Life (QoL)
Tidsramme: month 3
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QoL will be measured via validated questionnaires: diabetes self-care questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Fear for Hypoglycaemia Questionnaire
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month 3
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Quality of Life (QoL)
Tidsramme: month 6
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QoL will be measured via validated questionnaires: diabetes self-care questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Fear for Hypoglycaemia Questionnaire
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month 6
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Quality of Life (QoL)
Tidsramme: year 1
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QoL will be measured via validated questionnaires: diabetes self-care questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Fear for Hypoglycaemia Questionnaire
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year 1
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Quality of Life (QoL)
Tidsramme: year 2
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QoL will be measured via validated questionnaires: diabetes self-care questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Fear for Hypoglycaemia Questionnaire
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year 2
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Studieleder: Johannes Ruige, MD, Phd, University Hospital, Ghent
- Ledende efterforsker: Heidi Buysse, Phd, University Hospital, Ghent
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2012/321
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