NCT02473081

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the telephone-delivered Minimal Psychological Intervention (MPI) could improve diabetes' depressive symptom and diabetes-related immediately , as well as HbA1c level in the long-term.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
182

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus-type-2

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus-type-2

Status
completed

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

October 1, 2012

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2013

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 9, 2015

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 16, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

June 16, 2015

Status Verified

June 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

June 9, 2015

Last Update Submit

June 11, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Type 2 diabetesMinimal psychological interventionGlycemic controlDepressive symptomsProblem Area in DiabetesMiddle-aged and older adultsHbA1c protein, human

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Depressive symptom assessed by CES-D 10

    Depressive symptom score was assessed with the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10).

    At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)

  • Diabetes-related distress assessed by PAID scale

    Diabetes-specific emotional distress was assessed with the Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale.

    At three points in time: at baseline (wave 1), post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (wave 2), and 1 month after the intervention period or 10 weeks after randomization (wave 3)

  • Hemoglobin A1c

    Participants were measured during entire follow-up period, an average period of 3 months.

Study Arms (2)

Minimal Psychological Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants allocated to this group not only received the usual care as given by their family physicians, but also accepted biweekly minimal psychological intervention via telephone during six weeks.

Behavioral: Minimal psychological interventionOther: Usual care

Usual care

OTHER

Participants in this group received usual care only.

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Minimal psychological intervention (MPI) was used to help adults with chronic illness to manage their psychological burden by breaking through a negative spiral between thoughts and behaviors.

Minimal Psychological Intervention

Usual care was given by their family physicians.

Minimal Psychological InterventionUsual care

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Diabetes disease

You may not qualify if:

  • Were using anti-depression medication
  • With ongoing psychological/psychiatric treatment
  • Had been diagnosed with psychosis (ex. schizophrenia or bipolar disorder)
  • Had severe cognitive problem or hearing impairment
  • Lost their partner within three months

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes MellitusGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2015

First Posted

June 16, 2015

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion

July 1, 2013

Study Completion

July 1, 2013

Last Updated

June 16, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-06