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NCT Number: NCT01440530

Technology Intervention for Diabetes Engagement & Self-Care (TIDES)

The purpose of this 3 site, 24-week, Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Clinical Trial in Primary Care is to compare usual care to an online, multi-media, digital intervention for Persons with Type 2 Diabetes to Improve Engagement, Knowledge, and Self-Care.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–64 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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About this study

Objective: Technology shows promise to enhance standard care of diabetes with cost-effective, online lifestyle interventions. Compared to Primary Care (PC) Diabetes System of Care (control), the investigators hypothesized Technology Intervention for Diabetes Engagement & Self-Care (TIDES) would significantly improve diabetes knowledge and self-care.

Methods: Following Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, physician letters were sent to patients with type 2 diabetes, age >18 years with HgA1c >8% identified via Electronic Health Record (EHR) of an integrated US health system to invite participation in a 3-site, 24-week diabetes study. Of the 270 with >1 week email/web use invited to the shared medical visit (SMV) orientation, 166 subjects provided written informed consent. Diabetes knowledge and self-care assessments, vital signs, HgA1c, fasting glucose and lipids were collected at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Following randomization to TIDES (N=117) or usual care (N=49), TIDES group was oriented to the multimedia online intervention including a dosed sequence of learning via email, video, slide shows, food solutions, expert questions and answers,and quizzes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
  • Geisinger Primary Care Provider
  • Access to a computer

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe medical problems that limits travel to primary care
  • Diabetes Type 1
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Taking anti-psychotic meds

Treatment and study plan

Educational intervention

Behavioral

Following randomization to TIDES (N=117) or usual care (N=49), TIDES group was oriented to the multimedia online intervention including a dosed sequence of learning via email, video, slideshows, food solutions, expert questions and answers, and quizzes.

Usual Care

Other

Following randomization to TIDES (N=117) or usual care (N=49), TIDES group was oriented to the multimedia online intervention including a dosed sequence of learning via email, video, slideshows, food solutions, expert questions and answers, and quizzes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Diabetes Knowledge

    Time frame: 6 months

    Change from Baseline Total Score on Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire(DKQ)at 6 months.The DKQ is the shortened 24-item version of the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire was derived from an original 60-item instrument to reduce participant burden.Scores on the 60-item and 24-item versions are well correlated (r=0.85).Collins,G.S.,et al.,Modification and validation of the Revised Diabetes Knowledge Scale. Diabet Med, 2011. 28(3):p.306-10. Fitzgerald,J.T.,et al.,The reliability and validity of a brief diabetes knowledge test.Diabetes Care,1998.21(5):p.706-10.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diabetes Self Care

    Time frame: 6 months

    Change from Baseline on Partners in Health Scale(PIH)at 6 months.PIH is a validated instrument to measure self-management. The 11 items cover capacity and motivation for behavior change scored on a 9-point scale,with zero as best response and 8 worst.Four factors explain ~80% of variance in PIH scores: knowledge,symptom management,coping and adherence.Petkov, J.,P. Harvey,and M. Battersby, The internal consistency and construct validity of the partners in health scale:validation of a patient rated chronic condition self-management measure. Qual Life Res, 2010. 19(7):p.1079-85.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Geisinger Clinic

Other

Collaborators

  • Dlife

Registry information

Official study title

Technology Intervention for Diabetes Engagement & Self-Care (TIDES):Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Clinical Trial in Primary Care for Type 2 Diabetes to Improve Engagement, Knowledge, and Self-Care

Acronym: TIDES

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Sep 26, 2011
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2011

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