Pharmaceutical Care of Ambulatory Elderly Diabetes Patients
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interventional
100
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This trial will try to perform pharmaceutical care on ambulatory elderly diabetes patients. To provide appropriate diabetes education administration, identify and resolve drug-related problems, assess the appropriateness of their medications, establish the mechanism of medication consultations. Each patient will be assessed by the MMSE(Mini-Mental State Examination) and GDS(Geriatric Depression Scale). The effectiveness of pharmacist's intervention will be assessed by lab data and some questionnaires.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 14, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 20, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2012
CompletedSeptember 17, 2012
September 1, 2012
1 year
October 14, 2011
September 13, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Hgb A1c change
baseline, second measurement during 3 to 6 month after baseline, and the last measurement during 9 to 12 month after baseline
12 month
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) Score change
1 year
Taiwan Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) Score change
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Pharmaceutical care
EXPERIMENTALThe Pharmacist provided Pharmaceutical care on the ambulatory elderly Diabetes patients, provided recommendation to the physician and reffered the patients to other diabetes-care-team members, including the CDEs and dietitians.
Usual care
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients received usual care directed by their physician.
Interventions
The Pharmacist provided Pharmaceutical care on the ambulatory elderly Diabetes patients, provided recommendation to the physician and reffered the patients to other diabetes-care-team members, including the CDEs and dietitians.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 65 years or older
- A1c greater than or equal to 9.0
You may not qualify if:
- Not expected to live for the duration of the study
- Unwillingness to participate and attend pharmacist visits
- Unwillingness to participate the questionnaires(MMSE, GDS)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Nantou Hospitallead
Study Sites (1)
Nantou Hospital
Nantou City, 540, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Nantou Hospital
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 14, 2011
First Posted
October 20, 2011
Study Start
August 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2012
Last Updated
September 17, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-09