The I-KAN Study: Internet Insulin Education for Kansans
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Purpose
The primary purpose of the study is demonstration that teaching insulin management in small groups of type 2 diabetes patients in 4 weekly "live" Internet sessions is safe and provides an important resource for rural diabetes care providers who may otherwise, because of lack of time or staff, not be able to put patients on insulin who need it.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Type 2 Diabetes |
Behavioral: Internet Insulin Education |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label |
| Official Title: | The I-KAN Study: Internet Initiation of Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes in Kansas |
- Frequency of symptomatic hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: 0 to 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Change in HbA1c; severity of self-reported hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: Internet Insulin Education |
Behavioral: Internet Insulin Education
Offer and assess the safety and effectiveness of a synchronous ("live") interactive 4-week Internet course designed to teach groups of type 2 diabetic patients to safely administer basal insulin without significant support from their usual source of diabetic management and to self-adjust the dose to achieve an HbA1c of ≤ 7.0% using an established treat-to-target algorithm.
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Detailed Description:
The proposed project will test in a limited number of rural and semi-rural sites in the state of Kansas an innovative model of synchronous ("live") Internet initiation and intensification of once daily basal insulin glargine or detemir in type 2 diabetic patients that can be deployed statewide in a subsequent larger study (R18). The study's specific aims are to 1) develop a synchronous ("live") interactive Internet-administered course designed to teach groups of type 2 diabetic patients to safely administer basal insulin without significant support from their usual source of diabetic management and to self-adjust the dose to achieve a HbA1c ≤ 7.0% using a treat-to-target algorithm; and 2) to assess for the Internet patients selected clinical and psychometric outcomes. These will include HbA1c, frequency and severity of hypoglycemia, psychological resistance to insulin treatment, diabetes quality of life, and treatment satisfaction. The study builds upon the findings of the Treat-to-Target and INITIATE trials, as well as on successful Internet interventions for weight management, and both lays the conceptual foundation and gathers the expertise to successfully apply for the R18, which will have as primary aims addressing of delays to insulin therapy documented in the DAWN study and cost effectiveness analysis of the Internet intervention. The study hopes to show that Internet teaching of basal insulin therapy is comparable to traditional insulin management with respect to safety and effectiveness as measured against expected (published) results for frequency of hypoglycemia and percent of patients reaching target. Psychometric outcomes are exploratory - and hypothesis generating with respect to the subsequent R18 application.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- T2DM, meets provider criteria for insulin initiation; starting or having started insulin treatment no longer than six months prior to enrollment OR has not yet committed to starting insulin but has agreed to participate in the education
- broadband Internet and experience with logging into a password-protected site (e.g., eCommerce or social networking);
- ability to purchase or otherwise acquire glargine/detemir insulin and testing supplies.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of oral glucocorticoids or second generation anti-psychotics;
- previous use of self-administered insulin more than six months prior to enrollment;
- gestational diabetes or other endocrine conditions causing hyperglycemia; treatment for a malignant condition other than basal cell carcinoma in situ within prior two years;
- renal insufficiency (AST/ALT >2 or concurrent liver disease except NASH);
- pregnant or planning to become pregnant within 6 months;
- HbA1c ≤ 7.0% or ongoing weight loss or persistent fasting hyperglycemia > 250 mg/dl.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Ann Walker, MS, RD, LD | 913-588-6053 | awalker5@kumc.edu |
| Contact: Virginia L Lewis, MA | 913-588-2097 | vlewis@kumc.edu |
| United States, Kansas | |
| The University of Kansas Medical Center | Recruiting |
| Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160 | |
| Contact: Ann Walker, MS, RD, LD 913-588-1045 awalker5@kumc.edu | |
| Contact: Virginia Lewis, MA 913-588-2097 vlewis@kumc.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: David Robbins, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: | David Robbins, MD | The University of Kansas Medical Center |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | David Robbins, MD, Professor and Director KU Diabetes Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01408628 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 12634, 1R34DK089444 - 01A1 |
| Study First Received: | August 1, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | January 7, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |
Insulin Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013