The support system for elder diabetic patients with bidirectional IT communications

UMIN ID: UMIN000002100

Registered date:01/08/2009

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Diabetes Mellitus
• Date of first enrollment: 2009/08/01
• Target sample size: 10
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

For a period of 12 weeks, a diabetic patient and his caregiver communicate with a doctor or nurse through the TV terephone for 30 minutes once a week. Intercommunication content :Medical staff checks a list of weight change, compliance check, exercise habit, and so on. :checks attached pictures of the plate. :encourages a diabetic patient to eat properly being based on the diet record.
Diabetic patients carry on being treated as an outpaint only and they complete the questionnaire.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: 1 inspection data (height, weight, percent of body fat, blood glucose level, HbA1c, insulin concentration) 2 PAID (Problem Areas In Diabetes) 3 lifestyle questionnaire 4 TV telephone questionnaire

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 60years-old
• Age maximum: 80years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Not diabetes, Difficulty in speaking

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology