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The Effect of a Checklist on the Education of Simulated Patients During Insulin Initiation

NCT02266303 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The increasing prevalence of diabetes is associated with increased insulin use. In developing countries it is frequently necessary to use insulin, with the needle and syringe method of administration being the cheapest approach. Competence of health care professionals is required to safely initiate insulin. The investigators will evaluate whether using a checklist during insulin initiation with a needle and syringe, can improve the safety and efficacy of its use.

Conditions

  • Insulin Checklist

Interventions

OTHER

Insulin Start-up Checklist

The checklist is a simple A4 size, two sided, document. Eleven checklist items covering twenty-one key educational points are of the front. Images illustrating the process of using a syringe to draw up insulin from a vial as well as injection sites (for children, adults and pregnant women) are on the back.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of The West Indies

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Barbados

Study Locations

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