The Effect of a Coordinated Inpatient Diabetes Education Program in the Outpatient Setting

NCT00657800 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: PRO07030238
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patients will be recruited from comparable inpatient units that have been randomized as either interventional (Group 1) or control (Group 2) units. Patients in the interventional group will receive a comprehensive individualized diabetes education program coordinated by a certified diabetes educator. Patients in Group 2 will receive education from clinical staff as it is typically provided. Assessment of patient satisfaction with both inpatient and outpatient care, quality of life, and diabetes self-management skills (including emergency room visits and readmissions) will be measured using surveys completed during hospitalization and 4 months after discharge to determine any differences between the two groups.

Conditions

Diabetes

Keywords

diabetes, inpatient, education,

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Diabetes Self-Management Practices

  4 months post-discharge

• Patient Satisfaction

  Discharge date, 4 months post-discharge

• Quality of Life (QoL)

  Baseline and 4 months post-discharge

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Glycemic and Metabolic Control

  4 months post-discharge

• Emergency Room visits; admissions

  4 months post-discharge

Study Arms (2)

Group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral - Intensified coordinated inpatient diabetes education program (IDEP)

Behavioral: Intensified inpatient diabetes education program (IDEP)

Group 2

NO INTERVENTION

Diabetes education as is typically provided by clinical staff

Interventions

Intensified inpatient diabetes education program (IDEP) BEHAVIORAL

Assessment of educational needs and coordination of inpatient unit based education program by Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

Group 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Hospitalized patients with diabetes as defined by ADA criteria
• Ability to understand informed consent document
• Community-dwelling adults

You may not qualify if:

• Patients using CSII (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion)
• Patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
• Decisionally impaired patients
• Patients admitted for 24 hour observation
• Patients in Intensive Care settings
• Patients with language barriers or sensory deficits mandating the need for specialized instruction
• Patients who are pregnant
• Patients for whom transfer to a skilled nursing or other assisted care living facilities is anticipated after discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

• Mary T. Korytkowski, MD

  University of Pittsburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2008
• First Posted: April 14, 2008
• Study Start: December 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2009
• Study Completion: September 1, 2010
• Last Updated: September 22, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-09

Locations

US (1)