Status:

COMPLETED

Point-of-care Health Literacy and Activation Information to Improve Diabetes Care

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This hybrid effectiveness/implementation trial will be conducted in two phases over four years. In Phase 1, the investigators will evaluate the process of implementing a collaborative, diabetes goal-s...

Detailed Description

Project Background: Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent chronic condition, affecting one in four Veterans who use the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. Self-management skills are critical ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Veterans receiving primary care at VA study sites who are enrolled in the panels of participating primary care teams
  • Veterans with ICD-9-CM and/or ICD-10 codes indicating a diagnosis of diabetes
  • Veterans with an average HbA1c level \> 8% in the prior 6 months

Exclusion

  • The investigators will exclude Veterans with the following clinical conditions that would render participation in a group clinic inappropriate:
  • metastatic cancer or receiving hospice care
  • limited life expectancy
  • clinician recommendations to not titrate therapy due to prior history of significant hypoglycemic events
  • age \<18 years
  • active bipolar or psychotic disorder
  • The investigators will also exclude Veterans, who at the time of screening:
  • cannot attend monthly group clinic sessions due to transportation or availability barriers
  • have significant cognitive impairment
  • have active substance-abuse disorders
  • are not comfortable discussing their health and health care in a peer-group setting Patients will be secondarily excluded if their HbA1C level falls below 7.5% at baseline.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 13 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 9 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

280 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01876485

Start Date

July 13 2015

End Date

February 9 2018

Last Update

June 19 2019

Active Locations (3)

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1

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

2

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-5000

3

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030