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Diabetes MellitusSANCT03544645

Are Audiovisual Materials Superior to Printed Materials in Improving Awareness Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients?

A study testing Audiovisual material "video" and Printed material "brochure" in people with Diabetes Mellitus, run by King Abdullah International Medical Research Center at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This research evaluates the effectiveness of video educations against patients fixed believes and knowledge that either not precise or overestimated, and compare with classic educational method such as Brochure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes Mellitus
What is being tested?
Audiovisual material "video" and Printed material "brochure"
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
126 participants
Where
1 siteSaudi Arabia
Study dates
16 Jul 2017to 28 Mar 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Type 2 diabetic patients
  • Age group from 30 to 70 years
  • A1c = 8 mg/dL or above
  • Both genders

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant women
  • Blindness or profound vision loss
  • Severe mental problems e.g. Psychosis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Saudi Arabia1 site
  • King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

    Riyadh, 14611

Other trials in Saudi Arabia

About this study

Official title: Are Audiovisual Educational Materials Superior to Printed Educational Materials in Improving Insulin Awareness Among Saudi Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Primary Care Setting?

This research evaluates the effectiveness of video educations against patients fixed believes and knowledge that either not precise or overestimated, and compare with classic educational method such as Brochure. As many researches indicates the difficulties to initiate insulin therapy for type 2 diabetic patients due to overestimated barriers such as needle anxiety, feelings of guilt and failure, concerns about hypoglycemia, sense of loss of control over one's life and reduced quality of life. This research will introduce different educational tools to evaluate their effectiveness in breaking psychological insulin barriers.

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Introduction This research evaluates the effectiveness of video educations against patients fixed believes and knowledge that either not precise or overestimated, and compare with classic educational method such as Brochure. As many researches indicates the difficulties to initiate insulin therapy for type 2 diabetic patients due to overestimated barriers such as needle anxiety, feelings of guilt and failure, concerns about hypoglycemia, sense of loss of control over one's life and reduced quality of life. This research will introduce different educational tools to evaluate their effectiveness in breaking psychological insulin barriers.

Methodology It's a randomized controlled trial. Validated questionnaire (ITAS) was used to evaluate the psychological insulin barriers, video and Brochures were devolved as educational materials contain same contents and validated. Study conducted in King Abdulaziz city housing with total sample size of 126. They were divided into intervention group (video group) and controlled group (Brochure group). Both group filled the same questionnaire before the intervention. And then immediately after the intervention. Six weeks later, both groups filled the same questionnaire to measure the long-term effects.

Being tested
Audiovisual material "video", Printed material "brochure"
Keywords
Diabetic Education, audiovisual material, Manual material
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Audiovisual material "video"Other

    an educational video which has content of knowledge, attitude, behavior, and barriers towards insulin therapy.

  • Printed material "brochure"Other

    an educational brochure which has content of knowledge, attitude, behavior, and barriers towards insulin theray.

Study groups in NCT03544645
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
control groupActive comparatorThis group received a printed material "brochure" as an educational material
Receives: Other: Printed material "brochure"
intervention groupExperimentalThis group received an audiovisual material "video" as an educational material
Receives: Other: Audiovisual material "video"

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. compare the impact of audiovisual educational materials verses printed educational materials

    compare intervention versus control on type 2 diabetic patients' knowledge, attitude and practice towards insulin therapy by assessing the patients before, directly after and 6 weeks after the intervention using a validated questionnaire (ITAS) to evaluate the psychological insulin barriers, both intervention and control were devolved as educational materials contain same contents and validated

    Measured: 6 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jun 2018
  2. Study start16 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion22 Oct 2017
  4. Study completion28 Mar 2018

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
126 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03544645
Sponsor's protocol ID
KingAbdullahIMRC
Acronym
SA
Status last verified
May 2018
First submitted
30 Apr 2018
Last updated
4 Jun 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Audiovisual material "video" and Printed material "brochure" in people with Diabetes Mellitus, run by King Abdullah International Medical Research Center at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

compare the impact of audiovisual educational materials verses printed educational materials (time frame: 6 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2018.

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