Status:
COMPLETED
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans With Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Diabetes
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Background: Diabetes is a common, morbid and expensive disease among veterans. Achieving adequate glycemic control and blood pressure control can reduce the devastating complications of diabetes. Beca...
Detailed Description
Background: Diabetes is a common, morbid and expensive disease among veterans. Achieving adequate glycemic control and blood pressure control can reduce the devastating complications of diabetes. Bec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary care at one of two participating sites,
- HbA1c \>= 7.5%, Systolic BP \> 140 OR Diastolic BP \> 90 on 2 consecutive measurements
Exclusion
- Primary care provider excludes patient from study, -Patient states that primary care is shared with non-VA primary care provider, -New enrollment in endocrine clinic within the last 6 months, -Patient is reluctant to participate in group visit for any reason, -Reduced life expectancy, as determined by any of the following: -New York Heart Association Class IV congestive heart failure, -Lung disease requiring supplemental oxygen, -End-stage renal disease on dialysis, -Current malignancy with any evidence of disease or currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy, -Cirrhosis of the liver, or -AIDS (HIV disease does not exclude a patient in the absence of an AIDS diagnosis), -Five or more errors on Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, Psychotic illness with hospitalization within three years prior to enrollment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
239 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00286741
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
January 9 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
2
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249