N/A
Completed N=39
Do Group Insulin Education Visits Reduce Barriers to Insulin Initiation?
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00645528 ↗Enrolled (actual)
39
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2015
Primary outcomePrimary: Change in "Barriers to Insulin Treatment (BIT)" Score From Before to After the Classes — -0.76; -0.42; 0.88; -0.55 units on a scale
Summary
The purpose of this research is to determine if meeting in a group with other subjects with diabetes can reduce barriers to starting insulin.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in "Barriers to Insulin Treatment (BIT)" Score From Before to After the Classes |
-0.76; -0.42; 0.88; -0.55; -1.1; -1.02 | — |
| PRIMARY Barriers to Insulin Treatment Total Sum Score Visit 1 (Week 0) |
4.27; 3.06; 5.59; 4.16; 4.14; 4.69 | — |
| PRIMARY Barriers to Insulin Treatment Total Sum Score Visit 2 (Week 2) |
3.51; 2.64; 6.47; 3.61; 3.13; 3.79 | — |
| SECONDARY Percent of Patients Who Begin Insulin |
78 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Subjects Experiencing Hypoglycemic Symptoms |
15 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Patients Experiencing a Severe Hypoglycemic Event |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Primary care patient at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia
- Age > 18 years
- Inadequately controlled diabetes (HbA1c > 8.0%) and not on insulin (using most recent HbA1c, within 1 month of the first visit)
- Primary Care Provider referral to insulin initiation/education group
- Patient brings home glucose readings to first visit
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient is reluctant to participate in a group visit for any reason
- Patient unwilling to sign consent form
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00645528). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.