Empowerment, Motivation and Medical Adherence (EMMA).

NCT ID: NCT03008395

Last Updated: 2018-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-31

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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Outcomes in type 2 diabetes are largely achieved by self-management efforts by individuals living with diabetes. Diabetes self-management is typically provided using the principles of adult education. Current evidence suggests that standard educational interventions are suboptimal. This study evaluates a novel approach to diabetes self-management using dialogue tools based on empowerment and motivational communication methods. The approach evaluated in this study is called EMMA: empowerment, motivation and medical adherence. Participants will be randomized to EMMA and treatment as usual, treated for a period of 4 months and evaluated over a period of 12 months.

Detailed Description

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The management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is experienced by many patients as being very complex. This is especially true when diabetes management includes multiple medical interventions such as oral agents and injectable medication (insulin, GLP-1; DPP-4s) in combination with diabetes specific behaviours such as blood glucose monitoring and foot care as well as healthy lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity and healthy eating. Studies show that 40-50 % of patients with T2D have suboptimal adherence to self-management recommendations. In general, it is estimated that about half of patients with chronic diseases do not take their medications as prescribed. Suboptimal medical adherence drives poor glycemic control as well as poor quality of life for an individual patient not to mention increased health care costs due to comorbidities, reduced work function and hospital admissions.

Suboptimal adherence may be driven by numerous factors, including lack of symptoms of TD2 (perceived nonseriousness of the disease), side-effects of treatments (GI distress associated with metformin, weight gain associated with insulin) in conjunction with a complex dosing regimen, lack of knowledge or belief in the efficiency of the medication, lack of motivation, cultural factors as well as poor instruction and judgmental communication between the healthcare professional and patient.

There is a need for new methods to understand the drivers of nonadherence and support the patient to proactively self-manage their TD2. There is also a need for new tools (i.e., knowledge translation methods) to support healthcare professionals to engage patients based on dialogue (collaboration) and active patient involvement (self-management), to overcome the barriers to adherence and thereby improve their ability to obtain good glycemic control. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a self-management support intervention called EMMA: Empowerment, motivation \& medical adherence.

EMMA is a concept consisting of a number of dialogue tools for use in diabetes consultations (see below). The concept was, in its original form tested, in a feasibility study (N = 19 T2D) in 2011-12. The study showed significant reduction in HbA1c (EMMA: median decrease of 2.0 mmol / mol (-1.0 to 3.0) versus control: median increase 2.5 mmol / mol (-2.0 to -4.5) p = 0.05) (Varming 2012; Andrésdóttir 2014). The investigators have been collaborating with the Danish group who have developed the EMMA protocol and have developed training programs to support the diabetes educator in the delivery of the intervention. The use of the EMMA method is very consistent with motivational communication and behaviour change counselling. The investigators plan to conduct a small scale randomized comparison trial of the EMMA method with diabetes services at the NSHA Central Zone.

Conditions

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Type2 Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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EMMA

These participants will receive diabetes self-management education using the dialogue tools, which emphasize empowerment and use the principles of motivational communication and behaviour modification. There will be a series of four visits using the dialogue tools to guide the patient toward meaningful self-management tasks. This is not the typical approach, where providers tell the patient the behaviours they, not the patient, consider priorities. This intervention will evaluate if medical outcomes (A1c) and adherence are improved using a patient-centered not a clinician-cantered approach in individuals with poor diabetes control.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EMMA

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Dialogue tools will be used to develop personally relevant behavioural goals consistent with diabetes self-management

Treatment as Usual

The participants will receive standard diabetes education via group and individual sessions with certified diabetes educators. In this method the patient is provided structured education in which there is an emphasis on covering clinician-determined aspects of diabetes knowledge and self-management. The emphasis vis on diabetes educator recommendations.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive standard diabetes education sessions. These include group education session and follow up session based on clinician-generated recommendations.

Interventions

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EMMA

Dialogue tools will be used to develop personally relevant behavioural goals consistent with diabetes self-management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive standard diabetes education sessions. These include group education session and follow up session based on clinician-generated recommendations.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Standard Diabetes Education

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults with type 2 diabetes ≥ 18 years
* Type 2 diabetes ≥ 1 years
* HbA1c ≥ 8 % at the last three visits before randomization
* On oral or injectable medications (insulin, GLP-1; DPP-4)
* Can speak, read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

* Participation in other clinical intervention studies during the trial period
* Receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment for a mental health disorder
* Severely impaired vision or blindness
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Nova Scotia Health Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Vallis

Lead, Behaviour Change Institute and Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Dalhousie University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Vallis, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lead, Behaviour Change Institute, NSHA and Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Dalhousie University

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Other Identifiers

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NSHABCIEMMA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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