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Diabetes Intervention in the community to help achieve reduced glucose elevation: Diabetes IN-CHARGE

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 diabetes
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Diabetes
Registration Number
ISRCTN45031143
Lead Sponsor
McMaster University Health Sciences Centre (Canada)
Brief Summary

2011 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21680723

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

500 participants with type two diabetes, both sex, 30 years and older
1. Type 2 diabetes of 1 or more years duration
2. Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) coverage
3. Registered in, or willingness to register in Diabetes Hamilton
4. English fluency
5. Provide consent
6. Have home access to either mail, email or the internet
7. Have a baseline HbA1c level greater than 7%

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current pregnancy
2. Institutionalised
3. Cohabiting first degree relative of a participant in the study
4. Inability to read or understand English
5. Inability or unwillingness to consent or comply with the protocol
6. Residence outside the city of Hamilton

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HbA1c Levels
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Self-care behaviours<br> 2. Drug use (i.e. angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE]-inhibitor, cholesterol-lowering<br> aspirin, angiotensin 2 receptor blocker, beta blocker, diuretic, influenza immunisation)<br> 3. Clinical outcomes<br> 4. Hospitalisations<br> 5. Quality of life<br> 6. Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY)<br>
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