Differing Completion Rates of DIABETES Education on Patient Reported Outcomes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-16

Study Completion Date

2025-05-20

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical feasibility trial is to test the impact of differing completion rates of a face-to-face diabetes self-management education programme on patient-reported outcomes measuring self-care, diabetes distress and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes. The main question it aims to answer is:

1\. What is the impact of differing completion rates of DSME programmes on ability to self-care (primary outcome), diabetes distress and health related quality of life in type 2 diabetes.

Researchers will compare participants across four study groups (Group 1 will receive a full DSME programme, Group 2 will receive 60%, Group 3 will receive 10% and Group 4 will have delayed education) to see if patients who attend minimal aspects (10%) of diabetes self-management education programmes gain clinically significant improvements in ability to self-care compared to those who do not attend and if the nationally accepted 60 % completion rate is as effective as 100% completion.

Participants will:

* complete three validated patient reported outcome measures testing self care activities, diabetes distress and health related quality of life.
* Attend structured diabetes self-management education of differing completion rates dependent on the group they have been allocated to.
* repeat the same three patient reported outcome measures 2-4 months after intervention. For participants in group 4 this will be 3-4 months from baseline.

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Detailed Description

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Structured diabetes self-management education (DSME) is internationally recommended for all people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and is designed to support patients in self-managing their condition and prevent associated long-term complications. DSME is proven to be as effective as pharmacotherapy in preventing diabetes associated morbidity and premature mortality but attendance at both a national and local level remains poor. Local records suggest that of those that start DSME (9%) only 12.6% complete the programme. Attendance at DSME is currently benchmarked as having completed a registration form and had at least one active engagement with a programmes content, with 'completion' measured against ≥60% completion despite landmark trials reporting outcomes based on the full completion of a programme. Little is known, of the effectiveness of DSME on the psychological and emotional health of people with diabetes who complete less than the full DSME programme.

This feasibility study will test the impact of differing completion rates of a face-to-face DSME programme on patient reported outcomes measuring self-care, diabetes distress and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes.

Using a quantitative approach, a single centre, randomised feasibility study will be conducted, aiming to recruit 120 eligible people with type 2 diabetes due to attend a secondary care diabetes clinic in the Northwest UK for specialist support, education and advice. Participants will be randomised into one of four groups: Group 1 will receive a full DSME programme, Group 2 will receive 60%, Group 3 will receive 10% and Group 4 will have delayed education. Normal clinical care will continue. Preliminary outcomes (psychometric questionnaire scores measuring ability to self-care, diabetes distress and health related quality of life) will be evaluated at baseline and 3-4 months post-intervention. Measures of feasibility (eligibility, recruitment and retention rates) will be reported.

Whilst the current literature evidences the clear benefits for people with type 2 diabetes attending DSME programmes, there is minimal understanding of the benefits of partial DSME completion on a person's ability to self-care despite national consensus accepting 60% attendance as 'completed'. The proposed research aims to test the feasibility of conducting a full randomised control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of DSME programmes on psychometric outcomes with differing completion rates

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Patient Education as Topic

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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Group 1

100% of a face to face 6 hour structured diabetes self management education session

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR