Status:
COMPLETED
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trust/Mistrust and Its Effect on Diabetes Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
1. Determine racial/ethnic differences in trust in physicians and mistrust of the health care system among veterans with Type 2 Diabetes. 2. Determine the predictive power of trust in physicians and m...
Detailed Description
Background/Significance: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality and increases health care utilization and costs in both Veteran Administ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients for this study will be recruited from the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC in Charleston, South Carolina.
- American veterans aged 18 years and older with Type 2 Diabetes will be recruited.
Exclusion
- Children will not be included as this study pertains to type 2 diabetes, which is not a disease of children.
- Non-English speaking patients are excluded to eliminate bias in the response to questionnaires because these questionnaires have only been validated in English speaking patients.
- We decided to exclude cognitively impaired individuals because of the complexity of the survey instruments.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00383110
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
April 28 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799