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Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Glycemic Balance and the Level of Stress in Diabetic Patients

Completed
Conditions
Diabetes
Registration Number
NCT04924673
Lead Sponsor
Rennes University Hospital
Brief Summary

Prospective, non-interventional, multicentric study

Detailed Description

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation at home implemented in France, creates unprecedented challenges for diabetic patients.

Patients with diabetes have been considered to be at higher risk of infection by the virus, with a greater risk of mortality; this has been a great source of anxiety for them.

It is well known that stress has an impact on plasma glucose levels. The French situation where a general confinement has been decreed over the whole territory (which is not the case for all countries) and for a period of two months, makes it possible to study the impact of this unique situation on stress, sedentary lifestyle, changes in diet and decrease in physical activity. There are no similar experiences described in the literature.

The investigators hypothesize there will be an increase of HbA1c in the coming months.

The main objective is to assess changes in glycemic control in diabetic patients after the confinement period.

The secondary objectives are to:

* Evaluate the prevalence of a state of psychological distress (which could be described as post-traumatic) following this epidemic situation in a population of patients with diabetes and to determine the main characteristics of patients with such a state of psychological distress.

* Study the evolution of the psychological state at a distance from confinement (6 months later) with the same questionnaire.

* Analyze characteristics of lifestyle during confinement: food (snacking), frequency of leaving home, sleep disorders and assess a possible association with variations in HbA1c.

This is an observational, prospective, multicenter study. Participation in the study will be offered to all consecutive patients seen in Diabetes consultations, who meet the selection criteria.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
202
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patient (β‰₯ 18 years old)
  • Diabetic patient (type 1 or type 2) regardless of their diabetes treatment who experienced complete confinement in their own home, in France.
  • Patients who had a measured HbA1 or an estimated HbA1c with a glucose sensor Freestyle libre with a known result, between November 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020.
  • Patients agreeing to have their HbA1c measured between May 15 and July 31, 2020.
  • Having been informed of the study and not objecting to participating in it
Exclusion Criteria
  • Adults over the age of legal protection (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship), persons deprived of their liberty.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HbA1cBaseline

The change in HbA1c over the first confinement period as compared to the value in early 2020.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
StressBaseline

The level of stress as assessed by the GHQ questionnaire and the prevalence of a state of psychological distress (defined by a Likert index in the GHQ test 12 β‰₯14) both evaluated after the first confinement period in France and then 6 months later, in this population of diabetic patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Centre Hospitalier de l'AgglomΓ©ration Montargoise

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Montargis, Centre-Val De Loire, France

CHU Grenoble

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Grenoble, France

CHU Rouen HΓ΄pital Boisguillaume

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Rouen, France

Rennes University Hospital

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Rennes, Bretagne, France

CHU de Dijon

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Dijon, France

GHRMSA

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Mulhouse, France

Hospices Civils Lyon

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Lyon, France

Brest University Hospital

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Brest, France

CHRU de Tours

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Tours, France

CH de Saint Malo

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Saint-Malo, France

Bretagne Atlantique Hospital

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Vannes, France

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