Status:

COMPLETED

Diabetes Management in Low-Income Hispanic Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Glycemic Control

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to test the efficacy of a culturally- and literacy-tailored cognitive-behavioral intervention designed to enhance adherence to diabetes self...

Detailed Description

Patients are randomly assigned to a Usual Care condition or to the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention condition. The unit of randomization and analysis is the patient. The intervention is implemented b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed with T2DM (documented in the medical chart);
  • HbA1c level \> 7.5;
  • Currently treated with diet, oral hypoglycemics or insulin. If currently on insulin, must have a history of prior therapy with diet alone or oral hypoglycemic agents;
  • Hispanic origin;
  • \> 18 years old;
  • Telephone in home or easy access to one;
  • Able to understand and participate in the study protocol;
  • Functionally capable of meeting the activity goals;
  • Understands and can provide informed consent (English or Spanish; for illiterate pts we will require that a representative of the pt also understands and signs the consent form on behalf of the pt);
  • Physician approval to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • History of diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent;
  • Plans to move out of the area within the 12-month study period;
  • Required intermittent glucocorticoid therapy within the past 3 months;
  • Experienced an acute coronary event (myocardial infarction or unstable angina) within the previous 6 mos
  • Has a medical condition that precludes adherence to study dietary recommendations (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, end-stage renal disease);
  • Has a medical or psychiatric illness (i.e., dementia, psychiatric hospitalization or suicidality within past 5 years or takes an atypical neuroleptic medication). We will not exclude individuals with a diagnosis of depression or pts taking anti-depressants.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

252 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00848315

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2008

Last Update

September 13 2023

Active Locations (5)

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Northgate Medical Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01103

2

Brightwood Health Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01107

3

High Street Health Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199

4

Plumley Village

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01608