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Educational Intervention for Hyperglycemia in the Emergency Department

This study is looking at how an educational intervention can help patients who come to the Emergency Department (ED) with high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). The intervention involves providing educational materials about Type 2 Diabetes, including information on risk factors, severity, and where to find follow-up care and medication assistance. Researchers want to see if this education increases your knowledge about diabetes and encourages healthier behaviors. You can join if you are 18 or older, speak English, and have a blood sugar of 200 mg/dL or higher when you visit the ED, whether or not you already have a diabetes diagnosis. The main goal is to see if your diabetes knowledge improves two weeks after receiving the educational materials.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 400 English-speaking adults. All participants will receive the educational materials.
What's involved
You will receive an educational packet during your ED visit. You will complete a survey at the ED and another survey two weeks later.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
You will be followed for two weeks after your initial ED visit for a follow-up survey.

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NCT06663813

Enhancing Preventative Health Behaviors Among Emergency Department Hyperglycemic Patients

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
~400 participants
Updated 2024-12-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Educational Intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Diabetes Knowledge
Measured over Initial Emergency Department presentation to follow-up survey (2 weeks later)

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes
Hyperglycemia

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HyperglycemiaType 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
New Jersey2

Study leadership

  • Sara Heinert, PhD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Who to contact

Neha V Maddali, BSPH
[email protected]
9739758066
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Persons 18 years of age or older who present as patients in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Emergency Department with or without a preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis with a blood glucose of ≥200 mg/dL. Participants must speak English to participate in the study.

Exclusion

Age less than 18 years and blood glucose \<200 mg/dL.

What this trial measures

  • Diabetes KnowledgeInitial Emergency Department presentation to follow-up survey (2 weeks later)

    Changes in self-perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers to managing T2DM, aligned with the Health Belief Model