Diabetes Training Program for Health Professionals From Hermosillo, Sonora

NCT03672409 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Centroid
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Primary health care is the medical assistance available to all individuals in a community and is considered the core of the health system. Diabetes, among other chronic diseases, is a common reason for medical consultation in primary health care. Worldwide and in Mexico, the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in recent decades, which also leads to an increase in the number of deaths. On the other hand, the annual cost of medical care for diabetes in the country has increased due to the exacerbation of complications and comorbidities associated, which are presented, among other causes, by a deficiency of knowledge in the diagnosis, evaluation, management and follow-up of type 2 diabetes, of health professionals (doctors, nurses, nutritionists) working in primary health care. The present study will allow evaluating the effect of a training program, is a single-cohort clinical study with pre- and post-intervention measurements lasting 6 weeks, including the initial and final measurements of health professionals currently working in primary health care of Hermosillo Sonora.

Conditions

Knowledge

Keywords

Knowledge in Type 2 diabetes,; Training program; Primary health care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in knowledge measurements in diabetes by questionnaire

  Diabetes training program focused on improving knowledge in primary health care professionals

  6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Intervention in knowledge

OTHER

All participants will be offered learning sessions to improve knowledge in diabetes

Behavioral: Intervention in knowledge

Interventions

Intervention in knowledge BEHAVIORAL

The knowledge intervention will be done through four group learning sessions with the objective of significantly increasing diabetes knowledge in health professionals. The learning sessions will be carried out weekly in a period of 4 weeks, with a duration of 60 minutes per session. In addition, two sessions will be held for the evaluation of pre and post intervention knowledge. The learning sessions consist in the diagnosis, evaluation, complications and comorbidities, pharmacological treatment and nutrition in type 2 diabetes.

Also known as: Training program

Intervention in knowledge

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Physicians, nurses and nutritionists of primary health care in Hermosillo, Sonora.
• Belonging to the health jurisdiction and the general hospital of the state
• That provide consultation to patients with diabetes
• Age 20 years and less than 65
• Desire of participate
• Sign up the consent form

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo

Hermosillo, Sonora, 83304, Mexico

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Methods

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Julian G Esparza Romero, PhD

  Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Julian Esparza Romero, PhD

CONTACT

526622892400; julian@ciad.mx

Ana C Gallegos Aguilar, MS

CONTACT

526622892400; acristina@ciad.mx

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2018
• First Posted: September 14, 2018
• Study Start: September 5, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 5, 2018
• Study Completion: December 20, 2019
• Last Updated: September 14, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09

Locations

ME (1)