Do Group Insulin Education Visits Reduce Barriers to Insulin Initiation?

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Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

In brief

The purpose of this research is to determine if meeting in a group with other subjects with diabetes can reduce barriers to starting insulin.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00645528

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

39

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary care patient at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia
• Age > 18 years
• Inadequately controlled diabetes (HbA1c > 8.0%) and not on insulin (using most recent HbA1c, within 1 month of the first visit)
• Primary Care Provider referral to insulin initiation/education group
• Patient brings home glucose readings to first visit

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is reluctant to participate in a group visit for any reason
• Patient unwilling to sign consent form

Where it is running

• Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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