Virtual World Health Behavior Counseling for Patients With Diabetes

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Type 2 Diabetes

In brief

Comparison of 2 methods of delivery health education for African-American women with Type 2 Diabetes. The two methods are: face to face education in small groups, as compared to delivering the same curriculum in the virtual world, Second Life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01340079

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

89

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with T2DM
• HbA1c level >= 8.0
• Currently treated with diet, oral hypoglycemics or insulin. If currently on insulin, must have a history of prior therapy with diet alone or oral hypoglycemic agents
• African-American origin
• >= 18 years old
• Telephone in home or easy access to one
• Able to understand and participate in the study protocol
• Functionally capable of meeting the activity goals
• Understands and can provide informed consent
• Physician approval to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• History of diabetic ketoacidosis
• Gestational diabetes
• Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• Plans to move out of the area within the 12-month study period
• Required intermittent glucocorticoid therapy within the past 3 months
• Experienced an acute coronary event (myocardial infarction or unstable angina) within the previous 6 months
• Has a medical condition that precludes adherence to study dietary recommendations (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, end-stage renal disease)
• Has a medical or psychiatric illness (i.e., dementia, psychiatric hospitalization or suicidality within past 5 years or takes an neuroleptic medication). We will not exclude based on history of depression or anxiety or taking anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medications.

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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