An Online System to Improve Diabetes Self-Care
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Registration Number
- NCT00119938
- Lead Sponsor
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if an online program for patients with diabetes helps patients improve their self-care (how they take their medications, what they eat, how much they exercise, and whether they smoke).
- Detailed Description
Patient portals are online programs that can provide a number of functions for patients, among them:
* Ability to request appointments, referrals, and medication refills;
* Ability to send secure electronic messages to medical staff, and to receive replies;
* Access to the medical record;
* Disease management
We are comparing two patient portals with different sets of features to determine if personalized information and guidance can improve self-care and measures of diabetes-related health. Self-care measures will be assessed using standardized questionnaires at baseline, 3, and 6 months. Chart review will be used to assess measures of diabetes-related health.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 331
- Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Has access to Internet
- Has e-mail address
- Established patient at one of four participating practices at University of Colorado Hospital
- Non-English speaking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Composite measure of diabetes self-care activities, developed from the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Measure Surveys at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Qualitative assessment of the program by patients and medical staff Interviews after 9 months of deployment Biological markers of diabetes care (hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol) Incidentally obtained over 9 months of care
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Colorado Hospital
🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States