Effect of Pharmacists Treating Diabetes in a FQHC

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

In brief

This study is a randomized controlled cross-over trial, in the form of a proof of concept study that is designed to evaluate the health outcomes resulting from incorporating a licensed clinical pharmacist in a health care team to provide case management for diabetic patients at the Henry J Austin Health Clinic. The study uses a control group design and will feature both an experimental group and a control group. The control group, of 80 patients, will receive the standard treatment at the clinic. The experimental group, of 80 patients, will receive the standard treatment as well as Medication Therapy Management and counseling from a pharmacist. After one year the patients in the control group can cross-over to the intervention group and receive care from the pharmacist.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03134170

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

239

Starts

2015-08-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 and 74
• Medicaid insurance
• HbA1c of 8% or greater

You may not qualify if…

• HbA1C greater than 15% because the finger stick device can not accurately read values greater than this unless the HbA1C can be confirmed with a value drawn in the laboratory.
• Age < 18 years old or age ≥ 75 years old
• HbA1c < 8.5% PLUS presence of one or more of the following regardless of age:
• Limited life expectancy
• History of severe hypoglycemia
• HbA1c < 8.5% PLUS presence of one or more of the following if age ≥ 65 years old:
• Residency in a long-term care facility (e.g. nursing home, adult family home, etc.)
• ≥ 3 co-existing chronic illnesses c
• Impairments in ability to perform two or more instrumental activities of daily living d
• Mild, moderate, or severe cognitive impairment as determined by the patient's provider and Mini-Cog test

Where it is running

• Henry J Austin Health Clinic — Trenton, New Jersey, United States

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