Diabetes Scorecard Educational Intervention Study

George Washington University (GW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: Control; Behavioral: Scorecard

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01339520

DiabetesScorecardStudy

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if the use of a diabetic scorecard during clinic visits can improve glycemic control, blood pressure control, LDL-cholesterol, aspirin usage, and amount of exercise in adults over age 40 with uncontrolled Type II diabetes.

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled Type II diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 8%)

Exclusion criteria

• Type I Diabetes
• HbA1c < 8%
• Inability to understand the diabetes scorecard due to condition (i.e. dementia, mental retardation, etc) or language barrier
• Pregnancy
• Planning to move within the next year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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104 participants in 2 patient groups

Scorecard

Experimental group

Description:

Score of points for variables.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Scorecard

Behavioral: Control

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care for diabetes subjects