The Effectiveness of Diabetes Patient Education and Self-Management Education in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT00906919

Last Updated: 2009-05-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 321 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2004-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2009-04-30

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine if greater effectiveness can be achieved by the addition of lay-led self-management patient education to regular professionally-led diabetes patient education in comparison to regular professionally-led diabetes patient education only.

Detailed Description

In the current health care environment, it is unacceptable for patient education programs to merely provide information. Rather, educational programs must concentrate on behavior change and on supporting patients to become more confident and motivated in participating in managing their health. Persons with type 2 diabetes attending a Diabetes Education Centre will be assigned to either a group that receives regular professionally-led diabetes patient education (control group) or to to a group that receives regular professionally-led diabetes patient education augmented by lay-led self-management education i.e., the Stanford six-session Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (experimental group). Data will be collected at two points in time (0 and 6 months). Outcome measures will show if participants who receive self-management training in addition to regular patient education are able to:manage their diabetes more effectively; engage in the specific behaviors that keep the condition from worsening; achieve more control over their condition; and use the health care system more effectively.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Regular diabetes patient education

Regular professionally-led diabetes patient education

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Regular diabetes patient education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Professionally-led diabetes patient education delivered by health professionals over a two day period

Augmented Diabetes Patient Education

Regular professionally-led diabetes patient education augmented by participation in the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Augmented diabetes patient education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Professionally-led diabetes patient education led by nurse and dietitian over a two day period augmented by participation in the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. This program takes place for 2 1/2 hours per week for six consecutive weeks.

Interventions

Regular diabetes patient education

Professionally-led diabetes patient education delivered by health professionals over a two day period

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Augmented diabetes patient education

Professionally-led diabetes patient education led by nurse and dietitian over a two day period augmented by participation in the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. This program takes place for 2 1/2 hours per week for six consecutive weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• adults with type 2 diabetes

Exclusion Criteria

• cognitive impairment
• unable to speak English

• Minimum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Vancouver Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Victoria

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

University of Victoria - Centre on Aging

Principal Investigators

Patrick T McGowan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Victoria

Locations

University of Victoria - Centre on Aging (Ladner Office), Suite 210, 4907 Chisholm Street

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Countries

Canada

Other Identifiers

BCM03-0095

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id