Pharmaceutical Care of Ambulatory Elderly Diabetes Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Interventions: Other: Pharmaceutical care; Other: Usual care

• 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

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pharmaceutical care	Pharmaceutical care	The Pharmacist provided Pharmaceutical care on the ambulatory elderly Diabetes patients, provided recommendation to the physician and reffered the patients to other diabetes-care-team members, including the CDEs and dietitians.
Usual care	Usual care	Patients received usual care directed by their physician.

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