Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 304
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- A1c
研究概览
简要总结
This study seeks to evaluate and document the processes of outreach consultation through joint-clinics via teleconferencing as an intervention for system improvement in care delivery and management of diabetes mellitus (DM) at a Community Based Outpatient Center (CBOCs).
详细描述
Background:
Diabetes is a national problem that has reached epidemic proportions, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes has particular importance for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) because the prevalence among VA patients -- one in six, or 16 percent -- is substantially higher than in the general population.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to evaluate and document the processes of outreach consultation through the use of joint-clinics via teleconferencing as an intervention for system improvement in care delivery and management of diabetes at CBOCs. The intervention consisted of a teleconferenced joint-clinic consultation session involving the patient, Diabetes Specialist Team, the Primary Care Provider (PCP) and other relevant care team members. The impact of the 16-month intervention was assessed based on patients who were involved in the telemedicine clinic and those who were referred to a specialist to be seen on-site at the Cleveland VAMC.
Methods:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Current prescription of insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent
- •A1c > 7.0%
- •fasting glucose levels > 130 mg/dl
- •referred to see a consultant and are seen during the active intervention phase. Patients with either Type I or Type II DM will be included
- •A Primary Care Provider for a Cleveland CBOC
排除标准
- •primary care obtained at more than one site (based on stop codes with evidence of more than 1 CBOC involved in care during the last 6 months)
- •documented dementia, aphasia, and psychosis
结局指标
主要结局
A1c
时间窗: baseline and 18 months
Hemoglobin A1c is a measure of glycemic control
次要结局
- Patient Satisfaction(Base line and at18 months.)