Status:
COMPLETED
Community Health Worker Reduces Care Utilization
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Asia Diabetes Foundation
Conditions:
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
1. To recruit 600 type 2 diabetic patients managed in a community setting. 2. To enrol into the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Program. 3. All patients will undergo annual comprehensive assessm...
Detailed Description
Several lines of evidence support protocol-driven care using a multidisciplinary approach with special focus on periodic assessments, reinforcement of compliance and attainment of treatment targets im...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, aged 18 years or above, attending the Hospital Authority Ma On Shan Family Medicine Clinic in New Territory East Cluster
- Type 2 diabetes is defined as follows:
- Known history of type 2 diabetes with treatment such as lifestyle modification and/or anti-diabetic drugs for 6 months or more.
- WHO diagnostic criteria (2 abnormal results in asymptomatic subjects or 1 abnormal result in subjects with symptoms or diabetic complications:
- Fasting plasma glucose (PG) 7.0 mmol/L or above
- Random PG 11.1 mmol/L or above
- Post 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 2-hour PG 11.1 mmol/L or above
Exclusion
- Type 1 diabetes defined as history of ketosis \[acute symptoms with heavy ketonuria (\>3+) or ketoacidosis\] or heavy ketonuria (\>3+) or continuous requirement of insulin treatment within one year of diagnosis and thereafter.
- Patients with terminal malignancy or other life-threatening diseases with less than 6-month expected survival
- Telephone contact not available
- Patients with a mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
661 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00711152
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
September 9 2015
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Asia Diabetes Foundation
Hong Kong, Hong Kong