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A Pilot Project to Assess the Impact of Diabetes Education During Ophthalmology Visits

NCT02334137 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2016-07-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overarching purpose of this project is to provide diabetes education to the diverse patient population at the Lions Eye Clinic, a resident-run ophthalmology practice at California Pacific Medical Center. Because of high clinic volume in a teaching environment, our patients often experience long wait times. The goal of this program is to utilize this wait time for diabetes education, a much-needed corollary to the eye care that patients receive at our clinic.

This pilot project will investigate the impact of a program like this in our patient population. Specifically, the investigators are investigating whether diabetes education delivered in an ophthalmology setting enhances patient understanding of diabetes (via knowledge surveys) and/or leads to improved blood glucose control (via hemoglobin A1c). This is a 6-month study that runs through April 2015, and looks at the impact of an interactive diabetes education iPad app +/- in-person sessions with a diabetes educator. A subset of patients who meet with a diabetes educator will also be shown their own retinal images (compared to a normal retina).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

iPad app

Provided by the Patient Education Institute, the "X-plain" iPad app includes modules on healthy eating for diabetics, eye complications, foot care, and others.

BEHAVIORAL

Educator sessions

A certified diabetes educator and/or registered dietitian will meet with patients for 30-60 minutes prior to their ophthalmology visits, when scheduling permits.

BEHAVIORAL

Retinal photos

A resident ophthalmologist will spend approximately 5 minutes showing patient their own retinal photos, compared to a normal retina, and explaining the pathology present (if applicable).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pacific Vision Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samuel J Reiter, MD · Resident Ophthalmologist, CPMC

  • Taliva Martin, MD · CPMC Ophthalmologist, Residency Program Director

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-12-31

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