Diabetes technology in Ageing: Insulin pumping in patients aged 65+ years

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Diabetes associated with absolute insulinopenia; Ageing with diabetes; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000237583
• Lead Sponsor: Te Whatu Ora Waitaha

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 18 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

For patient participants:
- Aged 65+
- Diabetes associated with absolute insulinopenia (e.g. type 1 diabetes, post-pancreatitis or total pancreatectomy)
- Established on insulin pump for 3 months or more
- Currently domiciled in the Canterbury region (New Zealand)

For staff participants:
- Health professionals working for Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury
- Clinical experience working with insulin pumps

Exclusion Criteria

For patient participants
- Patients with type 2 diabetes
-Patients who their attending physician has considered to be unsuitable for the study (within the context of the population studied this may relate to cognitive decline e.g. dementia or palliative care with limited life expectancy)

For staff participants: None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparing the prioritization of factors between patient and staff participants on what they think are important conversations to have at the diabetes clinic regarding insulin pumping. [Using the 1000minds software tool, we will compare the survey results between patient and staff participants.<br> This is a one-off survey completed by each patient and staff participant at a time point that is convenient to them.];Identifying important clinical focus points for discussion at diabetes appointments.[The 1000minds software tool will be used to facilitate administering a survey. The survey involves 10 statements (which were developed with stakeholder groups including patients) focusing on different clinical factors. Pairwise comparisons are made between statements. 1000minds software is designed to analyze the results anonymously from both the patient and staff surveys. This is a one-off survey completed by each patient and staff participant at a time point that is convenient to them.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients' views on insulin pumping.[Semi-structured interview questionnaire that should take 15 minutes to complete and administered by a member of the research team. This is a one-off interview with each patient.]