The Clinical and Economic Impacts of e-Heath on Diabetes (eHealthDM)
This project addresses the following Null Hypotheses:
- There will be no difference will be found in the use of the search engine and the information accessed among the three education modes.
- There will be no difference in education mode's effect on metabolic control, self-care management practices, and medical resource utilization.
- There will be no difference in the economic impact on the health care system based on differing education modes.
Studienübersicht
Status
Status
Bedingungen
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
Studientyp
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)
Einschreibung
Phase
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienorte
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Alberta
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Kanada
- Calgary Health Region's offices across southwestern Alberta
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Studienberechtigte Geschlechter
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 or older
- Literate
- Not participating in other clinical trials
- Diabetes diagnosed within the last three months
- Type 2 diabetes
- No medical conditions that could compromise metabolic control
- No linguistic, cognitive or psychosocial barriers that would hinder study completion
- Computer and internet literate
- Access to high-speed internet
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under the age of 18
- Not literate
- Participating in other clinical trials
- Diabetes diagnosed greater than three months ago
- Type 1 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Additional medical conditions that could compromise metabolic control
- Linguistic, cognitive or psychosocial barriers that would hinder study completion
- Not computer and internet literate
- No access to high-speed internet
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Versorgungsforschung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)
Anzahl der Arme
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / ArmTeilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlungIntervention / Behandlung |
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Placebo-Komparator: Education mode 1 (control)
Education mode 1 (control) is comprised of participants educated using CHR's current traditional face-to-face delivery method, with printed materials and written log journals.
These participants will be trained to use the University's web portal if they elect to access internet-based diabetes information.
This allows for the tracking of the type and amounts of diabetes information accessed by participants.
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In addition to the face-to-face education process currently used at the CHR, Education mode 1 (control), Education mode 2 (static interface) and Education mode 3 (dynamic interface) will be used.
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Aktiver Komparator: Education mode 2 (static interface)
Education mode 2 (static interface) participants will be educated using digitized forms of the traditional materials provided by CHR as well as an electronic log journal (e-journal) where participants will record their diabetes-related outcomes and behavioural information.
Education mode 2 will be assessed and approved by CHR.
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In addition to the face-to-face education process currently used at the CHR, Education mode 1 (control), Education mode 2 (static interface) and Education mode 3 (dynamic interface) will be used.
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Aktiver Komparator: Education mode 3 (dynamic interface)
Education mode 3 (dynamic interface) participants will be educated using the digitized traditional materials from education mode 2 as well as an enhanced dynamic e-journal (visualization of blood glucose and alerts).
In addition, this mode will provide informative disease-related internet sites and diabetes news and articles vetted by the medical team.
Participants and health professionals will then be able to electronically discuss the content and quality of this information (discussion board).
New sites and articles will be added on an ongoing basis.
Participants will also have access to a chat room that will encourage information sharing with other education mode 3 participants and health professionals at CHR. Education mode 3 will be assessed and approved by CHR.
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In addition to the face-to-face education process currently used at the CHR, Education mode 1 (control), Education mode 2 (static interface) and Education mode 3 (dynamic interface) will be used.
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Changes in A1C
Zeitfenster: baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months
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A1C is a measure of metabolic control in diabetes.
For this study changes in A1C from baseline to 3, 6, 9 and 12 months were measured.
All A1C were measured in provincial laboratories using 6.1% as the upper limit of normal for individuals without diabetes.
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baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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a reduction in the cost of delivering health information and education processes
Zeitfenster: baseline and 12 months
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Secondary effects could include a change in the cost of delivering health information and education processes.
Potential changes to self-care management practices of people with type II diabetes could lead to a reduced utilization of the heath care system resulting in a positive economic impact.
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baseline and 12 months
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Changes in Diabetes Knowledge
Zeitfenster: baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months
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Changes in diabetes knowledge from baseline to 3, 6, 9, and 12 months will be measured using a 23 item multiple choice questionnaire devolopped by Fitzgerald et al 1998.
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baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months
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Changes in Diabetes self-care activities
Zeitfenster: Baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months
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Changes in diabetes self-care activities from base line to 3, 6, 9, and 12 months will be measured the diabetes self-care activities tool evaluated by Toobert at al (2000).
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Baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Sponsor
Sponsor
Mitarbeiter
Mitarbeiter
Ermittler
Ermittler
- Hauptermittler: Angela M Downey, PhD, CMA, FCMA, University of Lethbridge
- Hauptermittler: Helen Kelley, PhD, University of Lethbridge
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
Studienbeginn
Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)
Primärer Abschluss
Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)
Studienabschluss
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst gepostet (Schätzen)
Zuerst gepostet
Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
Letztes Update gepostet (Schätzen)
Letztes Update gepostet
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Zuletzt verifiziert
Zuletzt verifiziert
Mehr Informationen
Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie
Schlüsselwörter
Zusätzliche relevante MeSH-Bedingungen
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- LAWSON-686
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