The Efficacy of Self-MONitoring of blood glucose in patients with type two diabetes mellitus

Completed

• Conditions: Type two diabetes mellitus; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49814766
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Ulster (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with newly diagnosed type two diabetes
2. Aged less than 70 years old

Exclusion Criteria

1. Secondary diabetes
2. Insulin use
3. Previous monitoring
4. Pregnancy
5. Previous malignancy
6. Major illness within 6 months (including major surgery, myocardial infarction (MI), acute coronary syndrome, stroke, acute limb ischaemia)
7. Liver disease
8. Creatinine > 150 µmol/L
9. Proteinuria > 0.5 g/ 24 h
10. Chronic use of oral steroids
11. Alcohol abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Between-group differences in glycaemic control (HbA1c)<br>2. Between-group differences in psychological indices<br>3. Between-group differences in reported hypoglycaemia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Between-group differences in body mass index (BMI)<br>2. Between-group differences in oral hypoglycaemic drug usage<br>3. Longitudinal within-group changes in HbA1c, BMI and psychological indices