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Advancing INSIGHT Methods in General Practice
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Basal Insulin Initiation Strategy for Diabetes Mellitus. Completed, enrolled 154 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Family Physicians, the subjects of this trial are reluctant to initiate insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes due to a lack of familiarity and comfort with this clinical strategy. This study will test the effectiveness of diabetes specialist consultation support, and community pharmacy insulin initiation support on the insulin prescribing behaviour of family physicians across Canada.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
This multifaceted intervention consists of (1) Diabetes Specialist Consultation Support which entails specialists and educators providing consultation for insulin initiation and titration for the 12 months following the Workshop. Support will consist of prearranged and scheduled communications to review and advise for the first 2 months and will continue on an ad hoc basis for the remaining 10 months, with communication initiated by the physician (2)Community Pharmacy Insulin Initiation consists of trained community pharmacists providing patient education insulin initiation. Education will consist of one individual teaching session, one hour in duration, to review the insulin prescription protocol, insulin injection method, management of hypoglycemia, and self-monitoring of blood glucose.