Jordan Diabetes Microclinic Project
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Purpose
The purpose of the study is to provide participants in economically depressed areas of Jordan essential knowledge, practical skills, and intimate support groups—called microclinics—for managing their diabetes. Microclinics consist of 2-8 individuals from pre-existing social networks (friends, relatives, coworkers, neighbors, etc) that voluntarily participate in ongoing education and medical monitoring from local health care professionals, learning and practicing diabetes management strategies, sharing much-needed medical supplies, and exchanging social support in the form of regular micro-clinic meetings.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type II |
Behavioral: Microclinic |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Pilot and Expansion Project for the Jordan Diabetes Microclinic Project |
- Weight (kg) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 months (intervention), and 12 months (post-intervention) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Change in weight overtime
- Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 months, 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Change in fasting blood glucose overtime
- Hemoglobin A1c (%, HBA1c) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 months, 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Change in HBA1c overtime
- Body Mass Index (kg/m2) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 months, 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Change in body mass index overtime
| Enrollment: | 2400 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | August 2012 |
| Primary Completion Date: | April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Microclinics training
Diabetic, pre-diabetic, or those with family members who are diabetic/pre-diabetic who participated in a 4 month long intervention with a focus on disease management, health behavior change, and social network supports in order to improve chronic disease risk factors.
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Behavioral: Microclinic
Microclinics consist of 2-8 individuals from pre-existing social networks (friends, relatives, coworkers, neighbors, etc) that voluntarily participate in ongoing education and medical monitoring from local health care professionals, learning and practicing diabetes management strategies, sharing much-needed medical supplies, and exchanging social support in the form of regular microclinic meetings.
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Detailed Description:
The Global Microclinic Project seeks to empower people to prevent and manage diseases in economically depressed areas Jordan. The project seeks to more broadly link health education opportunities in the form of lectures and seminars with practical experience through workshops and hands-on learning, ultimately resulting in the creation of microclinics. Microclinics are intimate support groups of diabetic patients (2-8 per clinic) who meet in their homes and businesses in order to share the costs of maintaining medical monitoring equipment and supplies, come together to support one another in the management of diabetes, collectively utilize vital treatment options, and receive personalized screening, education and management tools from medical professionals.
The microclinics concept is ideal for the management of chronic disorders such as diabetes, a disease which requires ongoing education about diet and exercise and regular monitoring of health indices such as blood glucose levels and weight change. Indeed, the microclinics model has been established successfully in the West Bank specifically to combat diabetes. The goal here is to extend the model to Jordan and to establish microclinics in a collaborative effort with the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) and the Jordanian Ministry of Health (MoH).
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Over 18 years old
- Mentally competent
- Have diabetes or pre-diabetes or brought a family member who was diabetic/pre-diabetic (Diabetes: Fasting blood glucose higher than 125 mg/dl; Pre-diabetes: Fasting blood glucose between 100 and 124 mg/dl.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- They do not meet the above criteria
- They are pregnant
- They have significant medical complications that prevent them from making changes to diet or level of physical activity.
Contacts and Locations| Jordan | |
| Jabl Nasr Ministry of Health Center | |
| Amman, Jordan | |
| Ein El-Basha Ministry of Health Center | |
| Amman, Jordan | |
| Principal Investigator: | Daniel Zoughbie, DPhil | Microclinic International |
| Principal Investigator: | Eric Ding, PhD | Harvard University |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Microclinic International |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01596244 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | WDF07-231, LT07-135 |
| Study First Received: | May 9, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | November 7, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Jordan: Ethical Committee |
Keywords provided by Microclinic International:
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type II Disease management Chronic disease Prevention and control Education |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013