Diabetes Group Visits

Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title: Diabetes Medical Group Visits Pilot Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study aims to increase access to diabetes education by delivering it in a culturally-appropriate community setting and by involving different members of the diabetes care team including physicians, diabetes educators, and health promoters/community health workers.

Diabetes medical group visits will be held at the Grady North DeKalb satellite clinic the third Thursday of the month starting in October 2009. There will be two cohorts of patients- English speaking patients and Spanish speaking patients. Each group will be scheduled for 4 2-hour group visits throughout a period of 9 months. These visits will be every 8 weeks for each group. During the visit, the patient will be seen by a physician, attend a diabetes education session, re-fill their diabetes medications and receive lab orders.

Clinical Trial Description

Patients who participate in the diabetes group visits should achieve improvement in Clinical outcomes - better A1C levels, reduced blood pressure, reduced cholesterol levels ; adherence to evidence-based medicine - keeping appointments and scheduling eye exams, foot-checks, and/or taking medication as prescribed; behavioral outcomes- goal setting, achievement of goals, problem solving; access - attendance at educational sessions; ability to obtain affordable medications and devices; and satisfaction among patients and health professionals. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes

• NCT number: NCT01000363
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Emory University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2009
• Completion date: December 2013