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DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) Monitoring Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 diabetes (newly diagnosed)
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Registration Number
ISRCTN95696668
Lead Sponsor
niversity Hospitals of Leicester (UK)
Brief Summary

2012 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22416896 protocol 2014 Other publications in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24405854 educators' views 2015 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25308625/ (added 27/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
292
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age over 18 years
2. Newly diagnosed and able to attend a DESMOND course within 12 weeks of diagnosis
3. Capable of giving informed consent
4. Primarily responsible for their own care
5. Able to participate in a group programme
6. Can understand both written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe medical problems (eg severe heart failure, advanced cancer) that would result in the patient gaining no benefit from attending an education programme. This will be at the discretion of the general practitioner.
2. Taking part in another research study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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