At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Age 55 years or older
- ✓Current Medicare beneficiary verified by CMS
- ✓Physician-diagnosed diabetes mellitus on treatment with diet, oral agent, or insulin
- ✓Residence in federally designated medically underserved area (MUA or HPSA) in New York State
- ✕Moderate or severe cognitive, visual, or physical impairment
- ✕Severe comorbid disease
Standardized by ClinicalIndex from the ClinicalTrials.gov record · verify against the source.
Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Telemedicine Unit (HTU) and usual care for Diabetes Mellitus. Completed, enrolled 1,665 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The IDEATel study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine case management to provide diabetes care to elderly Medicare beneficiaries residing in medically underserved areas of New York State.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
This study involves the deployment of a home telemedicine unit (HTU). The HTU provides 3 critical functions for patients: videoconferencing, access to information resources and e-mail through a web-enabled workstation, and medical data acquisition through an electronic device interface. The HTUs also included a glucometer and a blood pressure cuff interfaced directly with the HTU.
usual diabetes care, as provided by primary care providers