Psychological Variables and Hyperglycemia in Diabetes Mellitus

NCT ID: NCT01714986

Last Updated: 2018-12-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators want to try the psycho educational method "The Affect School with Script Analysis and the physiotherapeutic mind-body therapy "Basal Body Awareness Therapy in patients with diabetes, high HbA1c and psychological symptoms, in order to improve psychological health- with the primary outcome reduced depression. Secondary outcomes are improved improved glycemic control and self-image, and reduced alexithymia and anxiety.

Detailed Description

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Background:

Depression is common in patients with diabetes and is associated with impaired glycemic control and elevated cortisol levels. Alexithymia has been associated with depression, anxiety, stress related disorders and diabetes mellitus. Affect School (AS) is an intervention that may reduce depression and alexithymia according to previous research. Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a stress-reducing technique and is used in psychiatric care in Scandinavia in order to improve psychiatric health.

Purpose:

The aims are to: 1. Analyze the prevalence of depression and anxiety and the personality variables alexithymia and self image in diabetes patients at baseline. 2. Explore correlations between these variables and risk factors, including biochemical markers for diabetic complications. 3. To evaluate an intervention with Affect School with Script Analysis and Basal Body Awareness Therapy in patients with diabetes that scored high in psychometric self-report tests and at the same time showed impaired metabolic control.

Method:

A randomized controlled trial in two steps. First step started in 2009 and consists of 350 people with diabetes, 90% with type 1 diabetes, 18-59 years, 56% men, 44% women. Base-line study: from medical records and the National Diabetes Registry - waist circumference, BMI, blood pressure, type and duration of diabetes, diabetes complications, other diseases, medications, exercise habits and smoking. Tests - A1c, blood lipids, cytokines, hormones, beta-cell antibodies, c-peptide, midnight cortisol (salivary). Self-report tests of psychological and personality variables: HAD, TAS-20, SASB. Intervention: patients with HbA1c \>70 mmol/mol (A1c ≥ 8 %) and anxiety (HAD ≥ 8), depression (HAD ≥ 8), negative self-image (SASB: Affinity dimension \<284) or alexithymia (TAS-20 ≥ 61) were randomized to AS or BBA. AS: 8 group sessions followed by 10 individual sessions. Instructors were a primary care physician and a psychotherapist. BBA: 10 group meetings and 5individual sessions with a physiotherapist as instructor. Post intervention: Self report tests, A1c, cortisol.

Second step will start in 2015: Recruitment of 350 people from primary care with type 2 diabetes with high A1c and either depression, alexithymia, negative self image or anxiety. Randomization procedures and patient characteristics will be assessed in the same way as above.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus Depression Alexithymia Anxiety

Keywords

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Diabetes mellitus Depression Anxiety Alexithymia Self Image HbA1c Psychoeducation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Affect School

Psychological group education intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Affect School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Body Awareness Therapy

Physiotherapeutic psychosomatic intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Body Awareness Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Affect School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Body Awareness Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Type 1 or type 2 diabetes and diabetes duration ≥1 year and HbA1c \>70 mmol/mol, and one of the following: depression, alexithymia, anxiety or a negative self image.

Exclusion Criteria

•1) pregnancy; 2) severe comorbidities if it is anticipated that participation will be difficult or unsafe for the patient (end-stage renal disease, cancer, hepatic failure, deafness, social blindness, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, suicide ideation, severe personality disorder or severe substance abuse), 3) cognitive deficiencies (mental retardation, stroke or dementia); or 5) inadequate Swedish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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FoU Kronoberg, Landstinget Kronoberg

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lund University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eva O Melin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fou Kronoberg, Kronoberg County Council, Växjö, Sweden

References

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Melin EO, Svensson R, Gustavsson SA, Winberg A, Denward-Olah E, Landin-Olsson M, Thulesius HO. Affect school and script analysis versus basic body awareness therapy in the treatment of psychological symptoms in patients with diabetes and high HbA1c concentrations: two study protocols for two randomized controlled trials. Trials. 2016 Apr 27;17(1):221. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1347-8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27121185 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FoU-Kronoberg 4522

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id