Pharmaceutical Care of Ambulatory Elderly Diabetes Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

• Registration Number: NCT01455727
• Lead Sponsor: Nantou Hospital

Brief Summary

This trial will try to perform pharmaceutical care on ambulatory elderly diabetes patients. To provide appropriate diabetes education administration, identify and resolve drug-related problems, assess the appropriateness of their medications, establish the mechanism of medication consultations. Each patient will be assessed by the MMSE(Mini-Mental State Examination) and GDS(Geriatric Depression Scale). The effectiveness of pharmacist's intervention will be assessed by lab data and some questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-10-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2011-10-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 65 years or older
• A1c greater than or equal to 9.0

Exclusion Criteria

• Not expected to live for the duration of the study
• Unwillingness to participate and attend pharmacist visits
• Unwillingness to participate the questionnaires(MMSE, GDS)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hgb A1c change	12 month	baseline, second measurement during 3 to 6 month after baseline, and the last measurement during 9 to 12 month after baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) Score change	1 year	baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month.
Taiwan Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) Score change	1 year	baseline and the second test was performed after 3 month.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nantou Hospital; 🇨🇳 Nantou, Taiwan