Status:
COMPLETED
The I-KAN Study: Internet Insulin Education for Kansans
Lead Sponsor:
David Robbins, MD
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
Type 2 Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of the study is demonstration that teaching insulin management in small groups of type 2 diabetes patients in 4 weekly "live" Internet sessions is safe and provides an important re...
Detailed Description
The proposed project will test in a limited number of rural and semi-rural sites in the state of Kansas an innovative model of synchronous ("live") Internet initiation and intensification of once dail...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- T2DM, meets provider criteria for insulin initiation; starting or having started insulin treatment no longer than six months prior to enrollment OR has not yet committed to starting insulin but has agreed to participate in the education
- broadband Internet and experience with logging into a password-protected site (e.g., eCommerce or social networking);
- ability to purchase or otherwise acquire glargine/detemir insulin and testing supplies.
Exclusion
- Use of oral glucocorticoids or second generation anti-psychotics;
- previous use of self-administered insulin more than six months prior to enrollment;
- gestational diabetes or other endocrine conditions causing hyperglycemia; treatment for a malignant condition other than basal cell carcinoma in situ within prior two years;
- renal insufficiency (AST/ALT \>2 or concurrent liver disease except NASH);
- pregnant or planning to become pregnant within 6 months;
- HbA1c \< 7.0% or ongoing weight loss or persistent fasting hyperglycemia \> 250 mg/dl.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01408628
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
January 1 2015
Last Update
July 24 2015
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160