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NCT Number: NCT00119938

An Online System to Improve Diabetes Self-Care

The purpose of this study is to see if an online program for patients with diabetes helps patients improve their self-care (how they take their medications, what they eat, how much they exercise, and whether they smoke).

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Key information

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

About this study

Patient portals are online programs that can provide a number of functions for patients, among them:

  • Ability to request appointments, referrals, and medication refills;
  • Ability to send secure electronic messages to medical staff, and to receive replies;
  • Access to the medical record;
  • Disease management

We are comparing two patient portals with different sets of features to determine if personalized information and guidance can improve self-care and measures of diabetes-related health. Self-care measures will be assessed using standardized questionnaires at baseline, 3, and 6 months. Chart review will be used to assess measures of diabetes-related health.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Has access to Internet
  • Has e-mail address
  • Established patient at one of four participating practices at University of Colorado Hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Access to online patient portal

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Composite measure of diabetes self-care activities, developed from the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Measure

    Time frame: Surveys at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Qualitative assessment of the program by patients and medical staff

    Time frame: Interviews after 9 months of deployment

  2. Biological markers of diabetes care (hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol)

    Time frame: Incidentally obtained over 9 months of care

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Other

Registry information

Official study title

D-STAR (Diabetes-System To Access Records): An Online Patient Portal to Improve and Sustain Diabetes Self-Care

Important dates

Study start
2004
Study completion
2006
First posted
Jul 14, 2005
Registry last updated
Aug 20, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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