Care and treatment
Patient self-management
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Care and treatment: Patient self-management
Professor Chris Griffiths, Professor Gene Feder, Professor Graham Hitman & Professor Katie Lorig
Queen Mary, University of London
£128,454; 30 month Project Grant
Does the Chronic Disease Self management Programme (Expert Patient Programme) improve metabolic control of diabetes? A randomised controlled trial
This study will invite 255 people with diabetes to take part. Half will receive the Expert Patient Programme, the other half will be a comparison group. After 12 months blood sugar control, and other measures such as cholesterol and blood pressure levels, will be compared between the two groups.
Dr Charles Fox, Dr Koula Asimakopoulou & Dr Chas Skinner
University of Surrey Roehampton, London
£9,027; one year Small Grant
Communicating risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke to patients with Type 2 diabetes; discrepancies between patient beliefs and actual risks
This study is about communicating risk of coronary heart disease and stroke to patients with Type 2 diabetes using the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Risk Engine.
Adopted by: Northampton Voluntary Group
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Dr Jonathan Levy, Ms Janet Sumner & Ms Pamela Dyson
Churchill Hospital, Oxford
£51,015; three year Structured Education Grant
Carbohydrate counting and insulin adjustment – the InSight programme
Many diabetes centres in the UK would like to offer the DAFNE programme but are unable to provide the necessary resources. The Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) is running a course called InSight which teaches self-management skills that can be used in routine clinical practice.
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Dr Cathy Lloyd, Dr Jackie Sturt, Professor Mark Johnson, Dr Gary Collins, Professor Anthony Barnett & Ms Shanaz Mughal
The Open University, Milton Keynes
£28,454; one year Project Grant
The development and evaluation of alternative methods of data collection in minority ethnic populations with Type 2 diabetes
There is a need for greater understanding of cultural differences if health outcomes in South Asian populations are to be optimised. However finding out about these issues can be difficult given the communication barriers often encountered. This study aims to develop and evaluate alternative methods of data collection in South Asian people with Type 2 diabetes, using two monitoring tools for diabetes self-management.
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Dr Carlo Acerini, Miss Claire Pesterfield & Professor David Dunger
University of Cambridge
£9,911; one year small grant
Does an individualized, structured, modular education program called D.I.G.B.Y (Diabetes Information Given Because you're Young) improve both the quality of life and diabetes management skills of both children and families with Type 1 diabetes?
The Child and Adolescent Diabetes Team at Addenbrooke's Hospital want to investigate whether an education program called DIGBY will improve both the quality of life for children and families with Type 1 diabetes as well as improving their diabetes management skills and control. It teaches children and their family how diabetes affects their body, how to manage the condition and how to adjust their insulin dose according to their diet and activity.
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Dr Melanie Davies, Dr Fiona Bull, Dr Trish Gorely, Mr Thomas Yates, Dr Kamlesh
Khunti & Dr T.Chas Skinner
Leicester Royal Infirmary
£9,928; one year small grant
A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of a structured educational programme to promote increased walking activity on physical activity levels and glucose tolerance in people with impaired glucose tolerance
This study will investigate whether a structured educational programme can be effective at getting people with Impaired Glucose Tolerance to take more exercise and improving their blood glucose regulation. The study will also investigate whether greater increases in physical activity and/or improvements in glucose regulation can be produced when people are given a pedometer and set a step count goal in addition to the educational programme.
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Dr Donal Flynn & Dr Mark Gabbay
University of Manchester
£10,000; one year small grant
eHealth Chronic Disease Co-Management - Diabetes Pilot. This project will build and pilot an interactive web site for use by Type 1 & 2 diabetes patients and their healthcare practitioners (GPs and practice nurses). Patients will be able to upload and read their blood glucose readings via a glucometer, follow individually tailored, weekly emailed nutrition and exercise advice, keep an electronic diary, communicate with their practice and join a web-based group discussion forum with other diabetes patients. Healthcare practitioners will be able to read blood glucose data and email patients. 30 patients will pilot the system for 6 months.
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