An Educational Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

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Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

Diabetes is common, it is expensive, and it is a chronic condition. Estimates put the prevalence of diabetes at almost 20 percent in VA patients and the prevalence of diabetes in the VA is higher among racial and ethnic minorities. Poorly controlled diabetes leads to a number of complications including cardiovascular disease, blindness, amputation, and end stage renal disease. Adherence to medication regimens (as well as lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise) is important to achieve diabetes care goals. Adherence to recommended care is related at least in part to effective communication in medical encounters. This project is designed to test a video intervention to improve patients' communication behaviors. Doctors will also receive a communication skills training program. The project will assess the impact of the training programs on communication and outcomes. The study is designed to help make patient care more patient-centered, which is one of the six aims for improvement in the Institute Of Medicine report, Crossing the Quality Chasm and is a goal of VA transformation efforts.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01671345
Run by
VA Office of Research and Development
People needed
169
Starts
2013-11-27
Expected to finish
2017-01-09
Last updated by the study team
2019-03-11

Who can join

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

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You may not qualify if…

Where it is running

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