Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes Management in the Elderly: An Intervention Study

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Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to identify barriers affecting self care in older patients with diabetes and to provide coping strategies for these barriers with help from a care manager (Geriatric Life Specialist) to improve clinical, economical, functional and psychosocial parameters.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01480804
Run by: Joslin Diabetes Center
People needed: 48
Starts: 2006-11-01
Expected to finish: 2012-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2014-03-28

Who can join

Age: 69 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Age 70 years and older
Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Seen at Joslin Clinic or Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for at least one year
HbA1c 8% X 2 in past 6 months without fluctuation of more than 0.5% (i.e. stable poor control)
No major change in medications in past 3 months, e.g. addition of insulin or another hypoglycemic agent

You may not qualify if…

Patients with terminal diseases, e.g. malignancy with life expectancy of 12 months or less
Patients who live more than 25 miles from Joslin Clinic/ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Patients who live in an institutional setting, e.g. nursing home, group home, etc
Patients who are not able to complete outcome assessments,(e.g. poor vision, diminished mental capacity/severe cognitive decline, unable to speak/read/write English, etc)
Patients will be excluded from participation in Study Aim 3 if they have a history of orthostatic hypotension, TIA, or vertebral basilar insufficiency

Where it is running

Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Joslin Diabetes Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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