Automated Telephone Nutrition Support

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Interventions: Behavioral: Automated Telephone Nutrition Support

• Registration Number: NCT01040676
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

The Automated Telephone Nutrition Support (ATNS) study investigates the effect of automated telephone nutrition support on diet and glycemic control among Spanish-speaking diabetics in Oakland.

Detailed Description

The Automated Telephone Nutrition Support (ATNS) study is a joint effort between the University of California at San Francisco, La Clinica de la Raza, and patients living with diabetes in Fruitvale (Oakland). Our goal is to see if motivated people with diabetes are able to get their blood sugar under better control by choosing a healthier diet. Since it's hard to eat a healthy diet, one of the ways we are trying to help is by calling people, having them record what they've eaten, and reminding them of the right foods to eat. The innovative part is using an automated telephone system to call them to have them record their dietary choices and giving them feedback immediately regarding what to modify as appropriate.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-28
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-29
• Study Start: 2010-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• Age >18.
• Diabetic with A1c >8.5 for at least 1 year based on clinic records.
• Spanish-speaking (self-defined)

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Exclusion Criteria

• No telephone at home
• Planning to be out of town for longer than 2 weeks in the coming 12 weeks and thus unable to take part in follow up
• Pregnancy
• Insulin-dependent Diabetes
• Any evidence of end organ damage including chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, congestive heart failure, or cirrhosis.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Automated Telephone Nutrition Support	Patients in the intervention group will receive automated telephone calls at regular intervals twice a week. The system will be programmed to call them at these intervals until contact. The ATNS system will solicit information from them in a culture specific manner, inquiring as to what foods they are eating each meal, each day, and each month. The ATNS system will then make proactive suggestions regarding low glycemic index foods, giving encouragement and feedback as appropriate.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hemoglobin A1c	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Waist Circumference	12 weeks
Weight	12 weeks
Body Mass Index	12 weeks
Blood Pressure	12 weeks
Low Density Lipoprotein-calculated (LDL-c)	12 weeks
C-reactive Protein	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

La Clinica de la Raza; 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States