Efficacy of individualized education in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized clinical study protocol

Li Huang 1, Hongyan Guo 2, Lihua Xiu 1, Haowen Wang 1

Main idea: Individualized diabetes education may improve the clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 DM.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of the program of individualized diabetes education on type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.

Methods: A single-center randomized controlled trial will be implemented from December 2020 to April 2021. Patients are randomly assigned to the study group and control group with 50 cases in each group. At the end of the study, each patient’s blood pressure, waist circumference, body mass index, blood lipids, as well as fasting blood glucose are evaluated. The clinical examination shall be conducted during each follow-up period, and the laboratory examination is implemented as necessary in the process of each hospital visit.

Results: Table 1 reveals the comparison of biochemical results and clinical results between the control group and the study group.

Source NIH