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Computer-Assisted Cancer Risk Behavior Counseling

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypertension
Registration Number
NCT00242645
Lead Sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
Brief Summary

To test whether or not giving patients information before their doctor visits changes the care they receive and what type of information is best to give before the doctor visit.

Detailed Description

Patients are randomized into one of three groups. Before a single visit with diabetes care provider, the patient is called to answer interview questions about their health, diabetic care and behavior habits. After a patient visits with their doctor, they are called again to answer question about the visit they just had. If a patient is place into group A or B, based on their answers to the questions they are mailed a printed report before their doctor visit. The report will indicate how things are going the patient's diabetic care and recommended questions to ask his/her health care provided about diabetes. Group A feedback report will emphasize the risks from diabetes and the feedback reports for Group B will emphasize things to do to protect oneself from problems from having diabetes. Participants randomized to Group C will only receive printed reports after a doctors visit. No extra visit will be scheduled with the participants doctor, no travel is required, no blood tests are required and ther doctor will not be involved in the study unless the study participant chooses to discuss it with his/her doctor.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years of age or older;
  • Has type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes;
  • Developed diabetes after the age of 21;
  • Has a scheduled doctor visit about diabetes in the next few months
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To test the effect of receiving computer tailored information about diabetes care before doctor visits and the differential effect of varying types of information
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient exit interviews after doctor visits about what happened during the visits, such as what was discussed, what tests and consults were ordered and what medications were added or changed.
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