NCT01631084

Comparing the Effect of Structured Care Versus Usual Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Across the Asia Pacific Region

A Multicentre Randomized Program to Compare the Effect of the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE, Structured Care) Versus the DIAbetes MONitoring Database (DIAMOND, Usual Care) Programs in Type 2 Diabetes in the Asia Pacific Region

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20,834 (actual)
• Sponsor: Asia Diabetes Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this demonstration project (Asia Pacific JADE and DIAMOND Program, AP-JD in short) supported by the Asia Diabetes Foundation (ADF), patients will be recruited from different sites across Asia, with each site recruiting at least 600 type 2 diabetic patients. After explanation by trained doctors and nurses, and with written informed consent, patients will be randomized to either the JADE (n=300, structured care) or DIAMOND (n=300, usual care) group. All patients will undergo a comprehensive assessment (CA) at baseline and yearly thereafter. Patients in the JADE group will be further managed by a doctor-nurse-HCA team according to a protocol based on risk stratification with predefined follow up (FU) schedules together with shared information and decision support (i.e. structured collaborative care). The DIAMOND protocol involves only baseline and yearly CA without predefined FU schedules or feedback of information between CA visits (i.e. usual care). The primary composite endpoint is all-diabetes related clinical endpoints. The secondary composite endpoint is attainment of treatment goals and/or control of risk factors. The tertiary changes are behavioral changes, psychological well being and quality of life.

Detailed description

Rationale: Change of practice environment and an interdisciplinary team is needed to implement evidence-based diabetes care which requires risk stratification, periodic assessments, education and treatment to targets. Hypothesis: The use of a web-based disease management program (Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Program) delivered by a doctor-nurse-HCA team reduces the incidence of all diabetes-associated clinical endpoint and improves control of risk factors compared to usual care (DIAbetes MONitoring Database (DIAMOND) group) in type 2 diabetes. Objective: To compare structured care using the JADE portal versus usual care using the DIAMOND portal on incidence of all-diabetes related events, physical and psychological health. Study design: A multicentre, randomized, integrated disease management program Setting and patients: 600 patients from each site will be randomized to the JADE group (n=300) or the DIAMOND group (n=300) and followed up for at least 24 months. Intervention: All patients will undergo comprehensive assessment (CA) guided by the templates in the respective portal at baseline, month 12 and 24. The JADE group will be further managed by a doctor-nurse-HCA team guided by the JADE portal with risk stratification program and recommendation to different care protocols with predefined follow up (FU) schedules, information sharing and decision supports. Outcome measures: Primary composite outcomes include all diabetes-related clinical events; secondary composite outcomes include control of risk factors and tertiary composite outcomes include behavioral changes, psychological health, quality of life and cost-effective analysis.

Conditions

• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	JADE	Patients are booked for reviews led by the doctor-nurse-HCA team every 2-4 months, preferably in a setting different from the busy clinics in order to facilitate group education and promote peer support. Between each follow-up visit, the nurse or HCA will contact the patient by phone or email to remind them of the appointments (e.g. medical FU visit or laboratory tests), adhere to medications and healthy lifestyles, perform self glucose monitoring and provide psychosocial support, as appropriate.
OTHER	DIAMOND	Patients randomized to the DIAMOND group will receive usual care after the initial baseline comprehensive assessment (CA), with repeat CA at 12 and 24 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2012-06-28
• Last updated: 2022-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong