Peer-Supported Diabetes Self-Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Diabetes Management

NCT ID: NCT05637437

Last Updated: 2025-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Diabetes mellitus is the ninth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic condition with a major impact on the life and well-being of individuals, families, and societies globally. The three main types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); approximately 90% of the total cases accounts for T2DM. T2DM is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia and affects 9.5% of adults aged 20-99 years. The highly burdensome condition is predominantly prevalent in elderly population and distresses 19.3% of elderly aged 65-99 years. Elderly with diabetes have poor Health related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in comparison with their peers of similar age from the general populations.

The determinants of poor HRQoL in elderly with T2DM diabetes population are - poor glycemic control, long duration of diabetes, multiple co-morbidities, depression, high body mass index (BMI), poor self-management practices, higher diabetes related distress, low social support and increased social isolation. Diabetes Self-management Education and Support (DSME/S) is a critical element of care to improve the overall condition of diabetic patients. Self-care does play a critical role in elderly diabetes management. The goal of the current clinical trial is to develop and assess the effectiveness of peer supported diabetes self-care intervention in improving the HRQoL in elderly with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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Currently, the prevalence of elderly T2DM in Malaysia is 27.7% compared to 22.7% of 2010. Clinical outcome of diabetes management found deteriorating glycemic control, the mean HbA1c for 2013-2019 ranged from 7.9% - 8.1% and 30.7% of patients achieved the Ministry of Health Diabetes Quality Assurance (QA) target of HbA1c ≤6.5% in 2020. The higher blood sugar level results diabetes complications (cataract 27.2%, neuropathy 45.9% and angina pectoris 18.4%) and poor health related quality of life. Interventions incorporating the cultural, psychosocial, and behavioural factors could improve biophysical, clinical and self-care related outcomes for the elderly with T2DM. People with diabetes require additional resources and support to facilitate and achieve better diabetes HRQoL; and although social and emotional support can occur through family and friends, most people require additional supports from peers.

Peer support refers to the provision of emotional, appraisal and informational support from people who have experiential knowledge of a condition and this support functions to complement, supplement and extend formal primary care services. There is lack of evidence observed on peer supported self-care intervention using 'digital media for the elderly population with T2DM' including appropriate theoretical framework, adequate methodological/designing guidelines and non-pharmacological intervention guideline to improve HRQoL and psychosocial, biomedical and anthropometric outcomes in a single intervention.

Conditions

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Type 2 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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Control Group

Participants in the control group will receive the usual care of the hospital.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in the control group will receive the usual care of the hospital.

Intervention Group

Participants in the intervention group will receive a peer supported diabetes self-care intervention through digital media

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peer supported diabetes self-care intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the intervention group will attend a multi-faceted 8 weeks peer supported diabetes self-care intervention through digital communication.

* Weekly group video telephony meeting facilitated by trained peer supporters.
* Support and assistance through instant messaging services between peer supporters and participants.

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in the control group will receive the usual care of the hospital.

Interventions

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Peer supported diabetes self-care intervention

Participants in the intervention group will attend a multi-faceted 8 weeks peer supported diabetes self-care intervention through digital communication.

* Weekly group video telephony meeting facilitated by trained peer supporters.
* Support and assistance through instant messaging services between peer supporters and participants.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Participants in the control group will receive the usual care of the hospital.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age must be 60 years or more
* Diagnosed with T2DM by physician minimum for more than 1 year
* The ability to communicate in Malay or English language properly
* The ability to perform daily activities independently
* No major complications (e.g.- dementia, blind, deaf)
* Planned to continue receiving care at this clinic for next 6 months
* Participated at the usual education session
* Access to a smart phone with internet

Exclusion Criteria

* Debilitating medical or related condition (e.g. end-stage cancer, severe mental illness)
* Physical inability to provide self-care
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universiti Putra Malaysia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Segufta Dilshad

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Prof. Dr Sazlina S Ghazali, MBBS, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Putra Malaysia

A/Prof. Cheong Ai Theng, MBBS, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Putra Malaysia

Segufta Dilshad, EMPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Putra Malaysia

Locations

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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Site Status

Countries

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Malaysia

Central Contacts

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Segufta Dilshad, EMPH

Role: CONTACT

+60123081307

Prof. Dr Sazlina S Ghazali, MBBS, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+603-9769 2538

References

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Related Links

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https://iptk.moh.gov.my/images/technical_report/2020/4_Infographic_Booklet_NHMS_2019_-_English.pdf

Institute for Public Health 2020. National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019: Non-communicable diseases, healthcare demand, and health literacy-Key Findings

https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/186463

World Health Organization. (2015). World report on ageing and health. World Health Organization.

Other Identifiers

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GS60104

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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