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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2018

Efficacy of a telephone-based intervention among patients with type-2 diabetes; a randomized controlled trial in pharmacy practice.

Amir Sarayani, Mojgan Mashayekhi, Marzieh Nosrati, Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani, Mohammadreza Javadi, Navid Saadat, Sheyda Najafi, Kheirollah Gholami

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Trial report in International journal of clinical pharmacy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amir SarayaniResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mojgan MashayekhiCommunity Pharmacies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marzieh NosratiCommunity Pharmacies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra Jahangard-RafsanjaniDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza JavadiResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Navid SaadatEndocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sheyda NajafiCommunity Pharmacies, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kheirollah GholamiResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Khgholami@sina.tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRResearch Institute for Endocrine Sciences · IRUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IR) 91-03-156-19496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Pharmacists' interventions to improve outcomes of diabetes management have been promising. However, evidence on using telephone-based interventions in pharmacy practice are limited, particularly in developing countries. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a telephone-based intervention to improve care and clinical outcomes in type-2 diabetes. Setting A referral community pharmacy and drug information center. Method We conducted a two-armed randomized controlled trial on 100 patients with type-2 diabetes. The intervention consisted of 16 telephone calls in 3 month by a trained pharmacist working in an academic drug information center, while the control group received usual care. Before random allocation, patients attended a live education session delivered by pharmacists to learn the basics of diabetes care and to confirm the eligibility criteria. Assessments were performed at baseline, month-3 (after intervention), and month-9 (follow-up). Main outcome measure Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Results Eighty four patient completed the trial. Baseline variables were comparable between the two groups and the baseline value of hemoglobin A1c was 8.00 ± 1.44 in the study population. HbA1c was significantly improved in both groups at month-3 (6.97 ± 1.41 vs. 7.09 ± 1.78) and remained steady at month-9 (6.96 ± 1.44 vs. 7.26 ± 1.85). Lipid profile showed small improvements in the intervention group but was not significant. The adherence score and self-care score improvement was significantly higher in the intervention group at month-3 and were maintained at month-9. Conclusion Medication adherence and self-care significantly improved in the telephone-based intervention group. However, the improvement of clinical outcomes might have been diluted due to the live diabetes education session.

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Medication AdherenceProfessional RoleAdultAgedCommunity Pharmacy ServicesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPharmacistsSelf CareTelephoneTreatment OutcomeDiabetes educationDiabetes Type-2HbA1cIranMedication adherencePharmacistSelf-careTelephone counseling

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