Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention

NCT00119041 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 304

Last updated 2015-06-15

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Summary

This study seeks to evaluate and document the processes of outreach consultation through joint-clinics via teleconferencing as an intervention for system improvement in care delivery and management of diabetes mellitus (DM) at a Community Based Outpatient Center (CBOCs).

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
  • Primary Care Provider

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire

A six question likert scale questionnaire regarding the patients treatment satisfaction. The responses range from very dissatisfied to very satisfied.

BEHAVIORAL

Diabetes Empowerment Scale

A twenty-eight question likert scale questionnaire regarding the patients attitude towards diabetes. The responses range from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

BEHAVIORAL

CBOC's undergo half-day joint-clinics via teleconference

A patient has Diabetes/Endo clinic visit via teleconferencing. A patient is at a CBOC and the Diabetes/Endo physician is at Wade Park.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David C Aron, MD MS · Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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