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Effectiveness of Combining Patient Follow-Up With an Educational Intervention on Self-Management Skills of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Controlled Intervention Study in Primary Care
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate whether patient education provided in conjunction with a structured, shared follow-up plan in primary care strengthens the self-management skills of patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). The study also aims to determine whether the effect of this intervention is associated with patients' baseline levels of health literacy.
The key questions this study aims to address are as follows:
- Do the structured follow-up model and educational intervention improve diabetes self-management skills (healthy lifestyle behaviors, blood glucose management, and use of health services) among patients with T2DM?
- Can this improvement in diabetes self-management skills occur regardless of patients' baseline levels of health literacy? To measure the effectiveness of structured follow-up in improving diabetes self-management, researchers will compare the intervention group-which receives in-person sessions supported by visual aids-with the control group, which is followed up via standard phone calls.
Participants will go through the following processes in the study:
Participants in the Intervention Group:
For three months, they will attend monthly in-person (or video-based, upon request) follow-up sessions with their family physicians. The first session lasts approximately 45 minutes, the second 20 minutes, and the third 15 minutes.
Together with their doctors, they will complete a "Diabetes (DM) ID Card" and receive education on diabetes care and monitoring for complications.
At home, they will monitor their own blood sugar levels, perform foot checks, and record this data in the "DM Diary" developed by the researchers.
At the clinic, they will undergo screenings for complications such as neuropathy, including foot examinations and the monofilament test, performed by their family physicians.
They will review changes in diet and physical activity with their physicians. At the start of the study and at the end of the third month, they will complete self-management and health literacy assessment scales.
Participants in the Control Group:
For three months, they will receive monthly phone calls from their family physicians lasting approximately 10 minutes, which will include general information about diabetes and reminders about complication screenings (eye, foot, and kidney examinations).
Participants will complete the diabetes self-management assessment scale at the start of the study and again at the end of the third month.
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What is Diabetes?
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More information about Diabetes
National Diabetes Foundation National Diabetes Foundation – Support
Network American Academy of Diabetes International Diabetes Council
International Federation of Diabetes Associations
Call 1800-9860-568 now to find out if you are eligible.
The Study
Who is eligible?
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About Clinical Trials
What is a clinical trial?
If you are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study,
you will take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the
study site about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call. If you
are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study, you will
take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the study site
about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call.
What are the phases of a clinical trial?
If you are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study,
you will take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the
study site about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call. If you
are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study, you will
take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the study site
about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call.
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If you are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study,
you will take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the
study site about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call. If you
are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study, you will
take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the study site
about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call.
What questions should I ask if I am thinking about a clinical research study?
If you are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study,
you will take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the
study site about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call. If you
are eligible and decide to join the clinical research study, you will
take part for up to 22 weeks. You can expect to visit the study site
about 10 times, with one follow-up telephone call.
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Take up this questionnaire to help us determine if you have symptoms that are common to this clinical study. If you have the common symptoms, you may be eligible to take part in the study.
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