Status:

COMPLETED

Randomized Trial of Telemedicine for Diabetes Care

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Collaborating Sponsors:

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The IDEATel study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine case management to provide diabetes care to elderly Medic...

Detailed Description

The project is designed as a randomized controlled trial with approximately 750 subjects receiving a telemedicine intervention and approximately 750 receiving usual care. Eligibility requires having d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 55 years or greater
  • Being a current Medicare beneficiary (verified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  • Having diabetes mellitus as defined by a physician's diagnosis and being on treatment with diet, an oral hypoglycemic agent, or insulin
  • Residence in a federally designated medically underserved area (either of two federal designations, Medically Underserved Area \[MUA\] or Health Manpower Shortage Area \[HPSA\]) in New York Sate
  • Fluency in either English or Spanish

Exclusion

  • Moderate or severe cognitive, visual, or physical impairment
  • The presence of severe co-morbid disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

1665 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00271739

Start Date

December 1 2000

End Date

May 1 2007

Last Update

September 18 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Columbia University

New York, New York, United States, 10032

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SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210