Prevention Through Intervention: Telehealth Solution to Deter 911 Calls Due to Hypoglycemia

NCT ID: NCT03665870

Last Updated: 2020-07-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-01

Study Completion Date

2020-07-20

Brief Summary

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This study aims to standardize and evaluate the benefits of the Prevention to Intervention program offered by the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. This will accomplished by standardizing the educational materials used, offering phone based follow-up and pre-post data collection.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus Hypoglycemia Unawareness Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia Acute

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Single arm pre-post study.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention Arm

Hypoglycemia Education: Participants will receive educational support to prevent repeat episodes of hypoglycemia.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hypoglycemia Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Two in-person visits to the home of the participant and 4 phone calls will be conducted to provided education on prevention of hypoglycemia.

Interventions

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Hypoglycemia Education

Two in-person visits to the home of the participant and 4 phone calls will be conducted to provided education on prevention of hypoglycemia.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Be a citizen of Birmingham
2. Be 18 years or older
3. Receive Dextrose-50 IV (intravenous treatment provided by EMS personnel for hypoglycemia)
4. Understand and speak English

Exclusion Criteria

a) Enrolled currently in any diabetes related educational programs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mohanraj Thirumalai

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mohanraj Thirumalai, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Thirumalai M, Zengul AG, Evans E. Challenges and Lessons Learned From a Telehealth Community Paramedicine Program for the Prevention of Hypoglycemia: Pre-Post Pilot Feasibility Study. JMIR Diabetes. 2021 Aug 3;6(3):e26941. doi: 10.2196/26941.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34342593 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UAB-CHSP-2017-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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