Improving Diabetes Outcomes: a Couples Intervention
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Diabetes
In brief
Research has shown that diabetes affects both the patient and family, and that support from family and partners helps diabetes patients manage their illness better. However, diabetes programs rarely involve the partner. This is a study to develop and test an intervention that helps partners and patients who have type 2 diabetes better support each other. The intervention will be delivered over the telephone to reach more people. Our hypothesis is that an intervention that targets the couple has a greater effect on health and well-being of patients than one that targets the individual patient alone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00250731
- Run by
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2006-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-06-16
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- greater than 21 years of age.
- diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 1 year.
- have no severe complications (on dialysis, blindness, amputations, history of stroke)
- able to speak, read and hear English.
- married or cohabiting for > 1 year.
- have a telephone.
You may not qualify if…
- have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.
- refuse audiotaping or other study procedures.
Where it is running
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University — Syracuse, New York, United States
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