Effect of Diabetes Education by Peer Coaching on Diabetes Control and Management
- Conditions
- type 2 Diabetes.Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- Registration Number
- IRCT201501128175N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 492
Inclusion criteria
Individuals eligible for attending in the study are women with type 2 diabetes who have HbA1c = 8% in the last 6 months. Patients should not plan to migrate out of Tehran during the period of study and research team could easily have been in contact with them. Additionally, following criteria is essential:
•Ability to speak in Persian
•Age between 20 and 60 years old
•To have HbA1c = 8% in the last 6 months
•Not be pregnant
•Patients with a life expectancy of less than a year and has a serious illness and disease with reduced cognitive capacity approved by the health center staff will be recruited.
•Patients who are currently enrolled in a diabetes education programs are not included in the study.
exclusion criteria
•To have HbA1c equal and above 9% during the study
•Become pregnant during the study
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method HbA1c. Timepoint: Before the intervention and at 3, 6 and 12 months after intervention. Method of measurement: HPLC.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method