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Effectiveness of the Farsi Diabetes Self-management Education (FDSME) Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Behavioral: FDSME group
Behavioral: FDSME
Registration Number
NCT01050803
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Farsi diabetes self-management education program on psychosocial, lifestyle, and clinical measures in people with newly diagnosed people with type 2 diabetes and those with already-diagnosed type two diabetes who had received little self-management education. The development of the program was guided by an innovative process of intervention planning: Intervention Mapping.

Detailed Description

For designing the management program, we will use Intervention Mapping (IM) framework for systematically developing the theory and evidence based program.

Based on IM approach, this study will have seven phases:

Step 1: needs assessment (Development the problem analysis: health, quality of life, behavior, environment).

Step 2: We will develop proximal program objectives with a multidisciplinary expert panel of participants.

Step 3: After identification of the proximal program objectives, the next step will be to select theoretical methods and practical strategies based on evidence for alternative methods.

Step 4: The forth step of the program development will comprise of composing program materials and pre-testing these materials with a sample of patients at a diabetic outpatient clinic.

Step 5: By involving the future program facilitators (health care workers at outpatient clinics) a linkage system will be foreseen.

Step 6: planning for evaluation Step 7: Randomized Clinical Trial

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
280
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (according to the WHO criteria)
  • Older than 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Unable to participate in a group program (for example, housebound or unable to communicate in Farsi)
  • Having reduced cognitive ability

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FDSME groupFDSME groupIn the FDSME group, sessions will be held interactive; and reflection in between sessions will be encouraged. Group-based problem-solving exercises will be used during the sessions. Participants receive feedback from peers and healthcare professionals at the following sessions.
Control groupFDSME-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMI2 years
HbA1cwithin 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQOL)two years
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