Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Continuity of Care at a Health Service Organization

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

Group Health Centre, Sault Ste Marie, ON

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This project was conducted with patients at a multi-disciplinary, multi-specialty health services organization serving 44,000 rostered patients in Northern Ontario. It investigated continuity of care ...

Detailed Description

Continuity of care is a concept that has been garnering increased attention in the last few years. There have been multiple methods proposed by researchers for measuring continuity of care, most of wh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults (\>18 years)
  • Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (according to the definition used in 1999 by the Canadian Diabetes Association

Exclusion

  • Gestational diabetes
  • Could not communicate in English
  • Life expectancy or residency expectancy in Sault Ste Marie of less than three years

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1999

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2001

Estimated Enrollment :

342 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00182286

Start Date

September 1 1999

End Date

July 1 2001

Last Update

September 16 2005

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Group Health Centre

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6B 1Y5