The Effect of a Coordinated Inpatient Diabetes Education Program in the Outpatient Setting

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

Patients will be recruited from comparable inpatient units that have been randomized as either interventional (Group 1) or control (Group 2) units. Patients in the interventional group will receive a comprehensive individualized diabetes education program coordinated by a certified diabetes educator. Patients in Group 2 will receive education from clinical staff as it is typically provided. Assessment of patient satisfaction with both inpatient and outpatient care, quality of life, and diabetes self-management skills (including emergency room visits and readmissions) will be measured using surveys completed during hospitalization and 4 months after discharge to determine any differences between the two groups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00657800

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

60

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-09-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Hospitalized patients with diabetes as defined by ADA criteria
• Ability to understand informed consent document
• Community-dwelling adults

You may not qualify if…

• Patients using CSII (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion)
• Patients with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
• Decisionally impaired patients
• Patients admitted for 24 hour observation
• Patients in Intensive Care settings
• Patients with language barriers or sensory deficits mandating the need for specialized instruction
• Patients who are pregnant
• Patients for whom transfer to a skilled nursing or other assisted care living facilities is anticipated after discharge.

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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