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Improving Diabetes Outcomes: a Couples Intervention

Research has shown that diabetes affects both the patient and family, and that support from family and partners helps diabetes patients manage their illness better. However, diabetes programs rarely involve the partner. This is a study to develop and test an intervention that helps partners and patients who have type 2 diabetes better support each other. The intervention will be delivered over the telephone to reach more people. Our hypothesis is that an intervention that targets the couple has a greater effect on health and well-being of patients than one that targets the individual patient alone.

Studieoversigt

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Research has shown that diabetes affects both the patient and family, and that support from family and partners helps diabetes patients manage their illness better. However, diabetes programs rarely involve the partner. This is a pilot proposal to develop and test an intervention that aims to both enlist the support of partners of diabetes patients, and enhance and improve the quality of that support. We believe that the intervention will help the relationship and also will have a positive impact on medical (e.g.,blood sugar control), behavioral (e.g., increased exercise, better diet) and emotional (e.g., depression) outcomes. The intervention will be implemented by telephone, in order to enhance the project's ability to reach a broader sample of patients.Forty-five couples will be recruited in which one partner has type 2 diabetes. After initial testing and basic diabetes education, they will be assigned to one of three comparison groups. For those in the intervention groups they will participate in 11 telephone contacts with a diabetes educator and a counselor and will receive education about diabetes, behavior change, emotional issues/couples communication, and problem solving techniques. A manual will include readings, structured homework assignments, and self-monitoring logs. They will be re-tested 2 weeks and 3 months after the intervention.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Forventet)

45

Fase

  • Fase 1

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, Forenede Stater, 13210
        • State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

21 år til 95 år (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • greater than 21 years of age.
  • diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 1 year.
  • have no severe complications (on dialysis, blindness, amputations, history of stroke)
  • able to speak, read and hear English.
  • married or cohabiting for > 1 year.
  • have a telephone.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.
  • refuse audiotaping or other study procedures.

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Faktoriel opgave
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: 1
Telephone support and behavior change for couples
Diabetes self-management education provided over the telephone either for individuals or couples
Aktiv komparator: 2
Telephone support and behavior change for individuals
Diabetes self-management education provided over the telephone either for individuals or couples
Placebo komparator: 3
Limited diabetes self-management education
Begrænset undervisning i selvstyring af diabetes, der tilbydes over telefonen, tjener som en forbedret sædvanlig behandlingskontrolintervention

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
blood glucose control (hemoglobin A1c)
Tidsramme: 2 and 14 weeks post
2 and 14 weeks post
blood pressure
Tidsramme: 2 and 14 weeks post
2 and 14 weeks post
diabetes regimen adherence
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post
at 2 and 14 weeks post

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
lipids
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
weight/BMI
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
food habits
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
activity habits
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
health-related quality of life
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post
at 2 and 14 weeks post
relationship quality
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
diabetes self-efficacy
Tidsramme: at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention
at 2 and 14 weeks post intervention

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

Det er her, du vil finde personer og organisationer, der er involveret i denne undersøgelse.

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Paula M Trief, PhD, State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. januar 2006

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. februar 2009

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. februar 2009

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

7. november 2005

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

7. november 2005

Først opslået (Skøn)

8. november 2005

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

16. juni 2009

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

15. juni 2009

Sidst verificeret

1. juni 2009

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

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