Comprehensive Intervention to Evaluate Outcomes AND Cost in Hospitalized Surgical Patients With Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

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Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

This study is being performed to evaluate whether a comprehensive discharge planning and close follow up for one year can improve clinical outcomes and cut costs of care for patients with poorly controlled diabetes. The study takes a high risk approach and is focused on patients admitted to hospital for elective surgery with HbA1c \>8%. Secondary goals include improving teamwork and communication for clinicians within the team and teaching nurse practitioners and physicians-in-training how to work effectively within interdisciplinary teams. Investigators anticipate that the results of this project may lead to the following benefits: 1) improved health outcomes for surgical patients with diabetes, 2) improved strategies for better communication within interdisciplinary health care teams, and 3) decreased health care costs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02065050

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

220

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• elective surgery
• HbA1c >=8% within 3 months before surgery
• Age > 18 years

You may not qualify if…

• undergoing same day surgery without post-operative admission
• HbA1c < 8%
• individuals undergoing bariatric surgery
• individuals with metastatic cancer or short life expectancy

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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