Pharmaceutical Care Service in Diabetes (IMPACT4-DM)

Pusan National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Behavioral: Pharmaceutical care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02955875

PNU-2014-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care service in the management of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Enrollment: 257 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Patients who visit Endocrinology and Metabolism department of Pusan National University Hospital, are with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and meet one of the following criteria

• Who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus for the first time
• Who need the education for medication or disease
• Who are with poorly controlled blood glucose
• Who have poor medication adherence
• Who have been hospitalized with diabetes complication or poorly controlled blood glucose
• Whose physician recommend the pharmaceutical care to them

Exclusion Criteria: Patients who meet one of the following criteria

• Who are with gestational diabetes
• Who are not able to respond to questionnaires
• Who are with severe condition such as cerebrovascular disease, mental disorder, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Who are not able to be followed-up during 9 months in Pusan National University Hospital

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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257 participants in 2 patient groups

Pharmaceutical care

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received systematically organized pharmaceutical care services, which were provided by pharmacists, in addition to the usual care. The usual care includes traditional consultation with pharmacists as well as traditional medical services provided by physicians, nurses, and dietitian.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pharmaceutical care

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants received the usual care, which includes traditional consultation with pharmacists as well as traditional medical services provided by physicians, nurses, and dietitian.