NCT00895986

Using Conversation Maps to Reinforce Self-Care

Achieving and Maintaining Glycemic Control: Using Conversation Maps to Reinforce Self-Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: Joslin Diabetes Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Many people with type 2 diabetes are not able to keep their blood glucose in good control. Improving blood glucose control and maintaining that improvement is important for diabetes patients because doing so delays the onset and progression of severe complications of diabetes. Although educational programs may be helpful, their effect is not always long-lasting. This project is studying whether the Conversation Maps program (an interactive diabetes education program) reinforces diabetes education and information and thus helps type 2 diabetes patients take better care of their diabetes and blood glucose levels. Half of the patients will attend the Conversation Maps program and half of the patients will attend an educational program about blood pressure and cholesterol. Also, all patients will come in for 4 or 5 appointments to complete surveys and other tests and have their blood drawn. The group of patients who attend the Conversation Maps program will be compared to the group of patients who attend the blood pressure and cholesterol program to see if the educational programs helped diabetes patients to improve their diabetes control and quality of life and to maintain that improvement over time.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Conversation Maps Diabetes Education	The Conversation Maps program is a set of innovative, interactive diabetes education tools developed by the Healthy Interactions, Inc (Healthy I) and endorsed by the American Diabetes Association. It consists of four conversation maps covering: 1) Diabetes Overview, 2) Diabetes and Healthy Eating, 3) Blood Glucose and Monitoring, and 4) The Natural Course of Diabetes (a fifth map covering gestational diabetes will not be used in this study), and a program manual to help educators successfully implement the program.
BEHAVIORAL	Heart Healthy Living Diabetes Education	The Joslin Clinic offers a series of two 120-minute classes specifically for people with diabetes that address dyslipidemia and blood pressure problems. A registered nurse and/or a registered dietitian teach the classes, which have a formal written curriculum, including PowerPoint slides.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2012-03-01
• First posted: 2009-05-11
• Last updated: 2012-10-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States