N/A
Completed N=8,584
Low Indexes of Metabolism - Information to Teams (LIMIT)
Weight Loss · Thinness · Malnutrition
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02476578 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
8,584
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2019
Primary outcomePrimary: Death From Any Cause — 285; 245 Participants
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alerting primary care providers by email about low values of BMI, HbA1c% or cholesterol will affect treatment and improve overall survival and other health indexes of people older than 75 years.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Death From Any Cause |
285; 245 | — |
| SECONDARY Impact on Evaluation Rate |
3387; 3337 | — |
| SECONDARY Impact on Medical Costs |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Impact on a Composite Measure of Medical Treatment |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- All found by computerized search in the data base of Clalit Health Services North and South districts:
- 1. A drop in BMI of 2 Kg/m^2 or more during previous two years AND
- BMI less than 23 Kg/m^2 AND
- No dietitian counseling during previous year
- OR
- 2. Last HbA1c% level of 6.5% or less AND
- dispensing anti-diabetic medicines during previous 2 months
- OR
- 3. Last total cholesterol less than 160 mg/dL AND
- dispensing cholesterol-lowering medicines during previous 2 months
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients whose their primary doctor and nurse email address is unobtainable
- For criterion 3: Patients diagnosed to have had a myocardial infarction, an ischemic heart disease, a transient ischemic attack or an ischemic stroke.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02476578). 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.