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Clinical Trials/NCT02122926
NCT02122926
Completed
N/A

Effects of an Intensive Discharge Intervention on Medication Adherence, Glycemic Control, and Readmission Rates in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Brigham and Women's Hospital1 site in 1 country180 target enrollmentDecember 2011

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Type II Diabetes
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Enrollment
180
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Cardiac medication adherence
Status
Completed
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to design and implement an intensive discharge intervention for inpatients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and determine the effects of the intervention on post-discharge insulin adherence, glycemic control, cardiac medication adherence, hypoglycemic events, and emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
July 2013
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD.,MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult inpatients at BWH on the medicine or cardiology services with a primary care physician who belongs to a participating practice or has not explicitly opted out of the study
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Active cardiovascular disease
  • Likely to be discharged home, and one of the following:
  • prescribed insulin prior to admission
  • prescribed two oral agents and with an A1c \> 8.0 within 30 days of admission. - Practices that have already agreed to participate in this study for all their eligible patients.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Discharge to a location other than home or rehabilitation (or to a caregiver's home)
  • Patient does not administer own medications and absence of a caregiver who lives with patient and administers all medications
  • Police custody, no telephone or homeless
  • Previous enrolment in the study within 90 days of discharge
  • Patient unable to communicate in either English or Spanish
  • Participation in the Integrated Care Management Program (iCMP)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cardiac medication adherence

Time Frame: 30 days after discharge

Cardiac medication adherence as determined by patient self report 30 days after discharge

Secondary Outcomes

  • Glycemic control(90 days after discharge)
  • Emergency department visits(Within 30 days after discharge)
  • Number of self-reported hypoglycemic events(Within 30 days of discharge)
  • Number of patient-days with hypoglycemia(Within 30 days of discharge)
  • Cardiac medication adherence(90 days after discharge)
  • Hospital Readmissions(Within 30 days of discharge)

Study Sites (1)

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