Prevention Through Intervention: Telehealth Solution to Deter 911 Calls Due to Hypoglycemia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemia Unawareness; Hypoglycemia; Hypoglycemia Acute
• Interventions: Behavioral: Hypoglycemia Education

• Registration Number: NCT03665870
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary

This study aims to standardize and evaluate the benefits of the Prevention to Intervention program offered by the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. This will accomplished by standardizing the educational materials used, offering phone based follow-up and pre-post data collection.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-07
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-11
• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-24
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Study Completion: 2020-07-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Be a citizen of Birmingham
2. Be 18 years or older
3. Receive Dextrose-50 IV (intravenous treatment provided by EMS personnel for hypoglycemia)
4. Understand and speak English

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Exclusion Criteria

a) Enrolled currently in any diabetes related educational programs

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Arm	Hypoglycemia Education	Hypoglycemia Education: Participants will receive educational support to prevent repeat episodes of hypoglycemia.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of Hypoglycemia	Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks	One of the most important impact of hypoglycemia, is non-compliance to diabetes treatment due to the fear of hypoglycemia. This would be measured using the "Hypoglycemia Scale: FH-15" scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self Efficacy	Pre and Post (after 8 weeks)Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks	Measured using the "Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale".
Knowledge of Diabetes	Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks	Measured using the "The Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes Knowledge Assessment Scale"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service; 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States