Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of a Coordinated Inpatient Diabetes Education Program in the Outpatient Setting
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients will be recruited from comparable inpatient units that have been randomized as either interventional (Group 1) or control (Group 2) units. Patients in the interventional group will receive a ...
Detailed Description
Patients will be recruited from matched sets of inpatient units determined to be comparable in terms of staffing and types of patients admitted. One unit from each matched set will be selected as the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hospitalized patients with diabetes as defined by ADA criteria
- Ability to understand informed consent document
- Community-dwelling adults
Exclusion
- Patients using CSII (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion)
- Patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
- Decisionally impaired patients
- Patients admitted for 24 hour observation
- Patients in Intensive Care settings
- Patients with language barriers or sensory deficits mandating the need for specialized instruction
- Patients who are pregnant
- Patients for whom transfer to a skilled nursing or other assisted care living facilities is anticipated after discharge.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00657800
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
September 22 2010
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University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213