Improving Care for Patients With Diabetes and Poor Numeracy Skills

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Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The aim of this research will be to perform a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a new diabetes educational intervention that teaches self-management skills that compensate for poor numeracy skills among a sample of patients with diabetes and low numeracy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00311922

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

106

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-02-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of Type 1 or 2 Diabetes;
• most recent A1C greater than or equal to 7.0%;
• Referred to the Diabetes Improvement Program for diabetes care;
• Age 18-80;
• English Speaking.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with corrected visual Acuity >20/50 using a Rosenbaum Pocket Vision Screener, or
• Patients with a diagnosis of significant dementia, psychosis, or blindness.

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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