Multidisciplinary Team Approach: Working Together to Improve Glycemic Control in Hispanic Adults With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Enrollment
- 33
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in glucose level as indicated by HbA1c levels
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study seeks to determine if a specialized multidisciplinary diabetes team (SMDT) approach that incorporates the use of the chronic care model can be an effective method for improving glycemic control in Hispanic adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes residing in the Rio Grande Valley. The study will expand the current model of care used and focus on the multidimensional aspects that consist of physical, nutritional, educational and psychological needs of this underserved Hispanic population residing in the Rio Grande Valley.
Investigators
Mayra Judith Cantu
Family Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have physician-diagnosed type 2 diabetes
- •Be self-identified as Hispanic or Latino
- •An A1c value between 9-14% within the last three months
- •English or Spanish speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- •Type 1 diabetes or gestational diabetes
- •Cognitive impairment
- •Prisoners or individuals under detention
- •Unable to speak or understand English or Spanish
- •Medical history of the end-stage renal disease or undergoing dialysis.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in glucose level as indicated by HbA1c levels
Time Frame: baseline, 3 months
In this outcome, only the specialized multidisciplinary diabetes team (SMDT) arm (and not the traditional model of care arm) will be assessed.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in weight(baseline, 3 months)
- Change in patient satisfaction with a multidisciplinary team approach management as indicated by a diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQ)(baseline, 3 months)
- Level of diabetes problem areas as assessed by the Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire (PAID) questionnaire(baseline, 3 months)
- Change in blood pressure(baseline, 3 months)
- Change in body mass index (BMI)(baseline, 3 months)