A Transition of Care Model From Hospital to Community for Hispanic/Latino Adult Patients With Diabetes. (TOC)

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: Transition of Care Model

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04864639

5P30DK111022-05 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro00103607

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study was designed to address the existing gap in the transition of care of Hispanic/Latino Adults with diabetes from hospital to community. The over arching goal of this study is to develop, test, and determine the feasibility of a transition of care (ToC) model from the hospital to the community for adult Hispanic/Latino patients with diabetes.

Full description

This pilot study is designed to develop, test, and determine the feasibility of a transition of care model from the hospital to the community for adult Hispanic/Latino patients with diabetes. The proposed study originally designed was randomized pilot study with two arms: 1) the usual transition of care and (2) a transition of care model newly developed using information collected during our study aim 1. Given the multiple challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we found it necessary to adapt and modify the original study design. The study designed with approval from our funding team was changed to utilize the Plan-Do-Act-Study (PDSA) as a framework. The PDSA is an iterative process that allows us to test on a small scale and document unexpected observations and determine what modifications should be made and prepare for next test. A transition of care (ToC) model will be developed based on the following data: 1) results from semi-structure interviews from our first cohort of Hispanic/Latino participants with diabetes recently discharged from the hospital and providers from the hospital and community ; 2) feedback from participants in the community during the Community Consultation Studio . Once developed, the ToC model will be tested with a total of 16 participants discharged from the hospital to the community. The model will incorporate the preference and perspective of providers and patients. Participants will complete a set of of questionnaires (demographic, sociocultural and medical history) prior to discharge and a follow up telephone call interview 30-days post discharge. A total of 5 participants for the first set of participants will be interview. These interviews will be analyzed for common patterns and themes for which the results will inform improvement of the ToC. A second cohort of participants (n=16) will be enrolled. And complete the same set of questionnaires along with the 30 day post discharge telephone call. Finally, after implementing and enrolling the second cohort, as small subset will be interview including providers (n=3) to obtain additional information that will inform further improvement of the ToC.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years of age
• Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
• Self-identified Hispanic/Latino
• Spanish or English speaking
• Currently hospitalized in the Duke University Health System
• Able to provide informed consent without a proxy

Exclusion criteria

• There is no exclusion criteria based on comorbidities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Transition of Care

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental: 32 participants will be discharged to a newly developed discharge/transition of care model.

Treatment:

Other: Transition of Care Model