NCT01612520

Telecoaching of People With Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 574 (actual)
• Sponsor: KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to analyze the effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of telecoching in improving glyceamic control and other modifiable risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to usual care only.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Telenursing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	telecoaching	The COACH program trains patients to 'drive' the process of achieving and maintaining the target levels for their risk factors while working in association with their GP. The telephone coaching is aimed at improving self-efficacy by adhering to the prescribed therapy and making relevant behavior changes. The coaching model is a continuous five-stage coaching cycle: Stage 1. Finding out what the patient knows; Stage 2. Telling the patient what they should know; Stage 3. Assertiveness training; Stage 4. Setting an action plan; Stage 5. Reassessment at the next coaching session (monitoring). The coach monitors and registers: the biomedical risk factors, the lifestyle/behavioral risk factors and use of the recommended medications. Coaching is focused on eliminating the knowledge gap and motivating the patient to apply the appropriate lifestyle and medical therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2012-06-06
• Last updated: 2015-02-03