Status:

COMPLETED

Breaking Down Barriers to Diabetes Self-Care

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Performance of self-care recommendations is key to the successful treatment of diabetes. However, many patients have difficulty adhering to diabetes self-care recommendations. Recent results from our ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
  • Aged 18-65
  • Presence of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
  • 2-25 year duration.
  • For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
  • Aged 25-65 years
  • presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  • 2 years since initial diagnosis.

Exclusion

  • Renal disease, microalbumin \>300 ug/mg)
  • Severe peripheral diabetic neuropathy and/or severe peripheral vascular disease
  • Symptomatic severe autonomic neuropathy who may be at risk when increasing activity levels.
  • Women who are currently pregnant
  • proliferative diabetic retinopathy based on dilated eye examination within one year of study entry. Patients whose eye disease is successfully treated will be included.
  • HbA1c levels less than 7.0% (normal range 4.0 - 6.0%).
  • HbA1c levels greater than 14.0%
  • patients who underwent intensive insulin treatment within one year
  • a history of severe, unstable myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure or other severe cardiac disease, severe hypertension (systolic more than 160 mmHg or diastolic 90 mmHg) who may be at risk when mildly increasing physical activity
  • a DSMIV diagnosis of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe weight-related insulin omission.
  • Patients with recent diagnosis (past 6 months) of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mental retardation, organic mental disorder, and alcohol or drug abuse
  • Patients whose diabetes diagnosed cannot be clearly classified as type 1 or type 2.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

October 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

222 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00142922

Start Date

October 1 2002

End Date

October 1 2007

Last Update

March 2 2010

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Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215