A Comparison of Different Units for Blood Glucose (mmol/L and mg/dl) and Hemoglobin A1c (% and mmol/Mol) Results.

Laval University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: BG mmol/L; Behavioral: BG mg/dl; Behavioral: A1c percent; Behavioral: A1c mmol/mol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07102498

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Details and patient eligibility

About

A comparison of people's reactions to hypothetical test results using different units.

Full description

Comparing how people respond to hypothetical blood glucose results in mg/dl units versus mmol/L units, and also how they respond to hypothetical HbA1c results in % units versus mmol/mol units.

Enrollment: 350 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to use a computer
• Able to use the internet
• Able to read and respond to questions in English or French
• Adults 18+ years old living in Canada

Exclusion criteria

• Not meeting inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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350 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

bgmmol a1cpercent

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

BG presented in mmol/L and HbA1c presented in percent

Treatment:

Behavioral: A1c percent

Behavioral: BG mmol/L

bgmmol a1cmmol

Experimental group

Description:

BG presented in mmol/L and HbA1c presented in mmol/mol

Treatment:

Behavioral: A1c mmol/mol

Behavioral: BG mmol/L

bgmgdl a1cpercent

Experimental group

Description:

BG presented in mg/dl and HbA1c presented in percent

Treatment:

Behavioral: A1c percent

Behavioral: BG mg/dl

bgmgdl a1cmmol

Experimental group

Description:

BG presented in mg/dl and HbA1c presented in mmol/mol

Treatment:

Behavioral: A1c mmol/mol

Behavioral: BG mg/dl