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Diabetes MESSAGES Program for Type 2 Diabetes (MESSAGES Trial)

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Led By Arshiya Baig, MD, MPH
Research Sponsored by University of Chicago
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, an average of 2 years
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MESSAGES Trial Summary

This trial will test whether diabetes group visits, shared appointments where patients receive self-management education in a group setting and have a medical visit, can improve glycemic control and decrease healthcare utilization.

Eligible Conditions
  • Type 2 Diabetes

MESSAGES Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Attitudes Towards Diabetes (Diabetes Care Profile)
Blood pressure
CAHPS Cultural Competency
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Other outcome measures
Health center provider/staff preparedness
Health center provider/staff satisfaction
Patient engagement

MESSAGES Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: 2020 Training CohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
10 health centers will be randomized to the 2020 Training Cohort. Prior to beginning training, these health centers will collect data on randomly selected patients receiving usual care to serve as the control group. After this first parallel group trial period, teams from these health centers will be trained and will implement the 6 month diabetes group visit and text messaging intervention during a second single group trial period (Diabetes MESSAGES Program (second trial)).
Group II: 2018 Training CohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
10 health centers will be randomized to the 2018 Training Cohort. Teams from these health centers will be trained and will implement a 6 month diabetes group visit and text messaging intervention (Diabetes MESSAGES Program).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ChicagoLead Sponsor
1,004 Previous Clinical Trials
819,526 Total Patients Enrolled
CareMessageUNKNOWN
Midwest Clinicians' NetworkUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
720 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Medical Care, Education, Social Support, And Goal-setting to Empower Self-management for Diabetes
2018. "Medical Care, Education, Social Support, And Goal-setting to Empower Self-management for Diabetes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03487692.
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