Health Education During Ramadan Fasting in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT03501511

Last Updated: 2018-06-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-07

Study Completion Date

2018-06-28

Brief Summary

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Adult Muslims are obliged to start fasting during the month of Ramadan. Fasting entails refraining from all food, drink, tablets and injections(vitamins \& fluids) between sunrise and sunset; a period which varies by geographical location and season.

People with type 1 Diabetes are among those who are risky to fast this holy month in the Muslim faith and thus are exempted from fasting. Yet many patients fast in spite of medical advice and religious exemption and for those patients, healthcare professionals should provide the utmost care and continuous diabetes education.

Different diabetes education modalities exist like DSME (Diabetes self-management education with proven efficacy. One modality is the Diabetes Conversation Map which delivers diabetes education interactively through a series of maps that address different issues in diabetes management and includes a specially designed Ramadan map.

In this study, two modalities of Diabetes focused Ramadan education will be compared regarding aiding patients to fast Ramadan safely. One modality will be Diabetes conversation maps and the other the International Diabetes Federation Education modules.

Detailed Description

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Adult Muslims are obliged to start fasting during the month of Ramadan. Fasting entails refraining from all food, drink, tablets and injections(vitamins \& fluids) between sunrise and sunset; a period which varies by geographical location and season. Although exempt, many diabetics refuse to take this concession as they feel psychologically \& spiritually inclined to fast along with other Muslims.

Fasting at Ramadan carries a very high risk for people with T1DM. This risk is particularly exacerbated in poorly controlled patients and those with limited access to medical care, hypoglycemic unawareness, unstable glycemic control, or recurrent hospitalizations.

Structured education interventions have been endorsed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence as important in empowering patients to improve their jour¬ney with diabetes. In a large observational study, patients who fasted during Ramadan without attending a structured education session had a fourfold increase in hypoglycae¬mic events, whereas those who attended an education pro¬gramme focusing on Ramadan had a significant decrease in hypoglycemic events.

Conversation Map aims to help people with diabetes experience a healthier Ramadan. The interactive Map covers a number of topics including understanding the risks and complications of fasting and the importance of creating a diabetes management plan during this time.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Fasting

Keywords

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Diabetes MellitusType1;Fasting;Health Education;Hypoglycemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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IDF modules

Diabetes educations using IDF Arabic translated modules

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

IDF modules

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients in this arm will receive Pre-Ramadan education using IDF module for 4 weeks prior to Ramadan fasting

Conversational Maps

Diabetes Educations using Ramadan fasting conversational maps (Arabic maps)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Conversational Maps

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients in this arm will receive Pre-Ramadan Education using Ramadan Fasting Diabetes conversation map for 4 weeks prior to Ramadan fasting

Interventions

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IDF modules

Patients in this arm will receive Pre-Ramadan education using IDF module for 4 weeks prior to Ramadan fasting

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Conversational Maps

Patients in this arm will receive Pre-Ramadan Education using Ramadan Fasting Diabetes conversation map for 4 weeks prior to Ramadan fasting

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients are intending to fast .
2. Duration of diabetes is more than 5 years .
3. Insulin regimen is basal-bolus .

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute complications as major events of hypoglycemia or DKA during the last 3 months before Ramadan .
2. Pregnancy .
3. Previous stroke, MI, or unstable angina .
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr.Yara Eid

Professor of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit , Ain-Shams University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yara M Eid, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ain-Shams University -Faculty of Medicine

Manal A AbuShady, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ain-Shams University -Faculty of Medicine

Mona M AbdelSalam, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ain-Shams University -Faculty of Medicine

Locations

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Ain-Shams University-Faculty of Medicine- Ain-Shams University Hospitals -Internal Medicine Department -Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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FMASU/MS 20/2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id