Status:
COMPLETED
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes Management in the Elderly: A Cost-effective Intervention Study
Lead Sponsor:
Joslin Diabetes Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Diabetes Association
Conditions:
Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
69+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find ways to identify barriers that affect self care in older adult with diabetes and to provide cost effective coping strategies to improve clinical, functional and ps...
Detailed Description
This is a study to evaluate whether short term focused intervention by a geriatric diabetes team to help overcome barriers to diabetes care in older adults will result in improved clinical, functional...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 70 years and older
- Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Seen at Joslin Clinic or Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for at least one year
- HbA1c 8% X 2 in past 6 months without fluctuation of more than 0.5% (i.e. stable poor control)
- No major change in medications in past 3 months, e.g. addition of insulin or another hypoglycemic agent
Exclusion
- Patients with terminal diseases, e.g. malignancy with expected life expectancy of 12 months or less
- Patients who live more than 25 miles from Joslin Clinic/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Patients who live in an institutional setting (e.g. nursing home, group home, etc)
- Patients who are not able to complete outcome assessments, (e.g. poor vision, diminished mental capacity/severe cognitive decline, unable to speak/read/write English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01486290
Start Date
July 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
March 28 2014
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Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215