Occupational Therapy Diabetes Self-Management Program Trial

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/07/055569
• Lead Sponsor: SHASHANK MEHROTRA

Brief Summary

This study will comprise implementing an occupation-centered diabetes self-management intervention for community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and above who have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in the last 5 years. Overall, the intervention will be structured for 12 weeks consisting of the following sessions delivered by an occupational therapist for two hours a week with two reinforcement sessions. These intervention sessions will focus on participation in daily activities and engagement in occupation, getting support from family members, goal setting, and improving self-management practices. The sessions will be based on the following themes-

• Introduction and awareness toward self-management

• Maintaining physical health

• Maintaining mental health and wellbeing

• Maintaining participation in various

• Fatigue management and energy activities and life roles conservation

• Maintaining social and leisure participation

• Medication management

• Effective communication

• Maintaining physical and strategies biochemical parameters

• Maintaining healthy nutrition and lifestyle

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

• Community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and above.
• ii) Having a diagnosis of type 2 DM for at least five years.
• iii) Permanent residents of the field practice area of one of the health centers chosen for the trial iv) Able to read and write (Kannada or English).

Exclusion Criteria

• i) Any older adult with age-related cognitive decline or disabling conditions such as cerebrovascular accident, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other known cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
• ii) Any older adult with another chronic disease such as cancer, COPD, cardiac disease.
• iii) Any older adult who has undergone any surgery in the last year.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of activity participation	Baseline | Three months | Six Months | Twelve months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life	Diabetes Self-management

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Rural Maternity and Child Welfare Home, (RMCWH), Kadekar; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Rural Maternity and Child Welfare Home, (RMCWH), Udayavar; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Rural Maternity and Child Welfare Home, (RMCWH), Kadekar

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Ranjitha Shetty

Principal investigator

09110401395

ranjitha.shetty@manipal.edu