NCT03353376

Group Versus Individual Care in Diabetes Clinic

Group Versus Individual Care in Patients With Long Standing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Non Inferiority in a One Year Prospective Study in a Tertiary Diabetes Clinic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rabin Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this prospective, randomized, non blinded, one center (University hospital) trial, 60 patients (28 with type 1 and 32 with type 2 diabetes) with a mean duration of diabetes of 22.5 ± 11.7 years were randomly assigned to group (6 patients per group) or individual usual care for one year. Primary end-point included change in Hba1c and visits to out-patients clinics, secondary endpoint included change in body mass index, blood pressure levels, waist circumference, non HDL Cholesterol, diabetes related and quality of life questionnaires and hospitalizations.

Detailed description

in the intervention arm patients attended 4 preplanned group visits in the study year and the empowerment model was used in the group care visits.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Group Meetings

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	group care with Empowerment model	Patients with type 2 and type 1 diabetes were followed in a tertiary outpatient clinic with group appointment

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-13
• Primary completion: 2014-01-02
• Completion: 2014-01-02
• First posted: 2017-11-27
• Last updated: 2017-11-27