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Table 1 Outcome measurements according to periods of follow-up and type of collection

From: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of knowledge transfer and behavior modification interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients—the INDICA study: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Time

Outcome measurements

Outcomes measured on patients

M0, M3, M6, M12, M18, M24 (F to F)

Demographic data, health history, history of DM, DM health status, current medications, risk factors for complications of poorly controlled DM

Laboratory measurements

M0, M12, M24 (CT)

HbA1c; fasting glucose; total cholesterol; HDL, LDL, and non-HDL cholesterol; triglycerides; serum creatinine; albumin/creatinine ratio; and glomerular filtration rate

M3, M18 (CT)

HbA1c, fasting glucose

M6 (CT)

HbA1c, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides

Anthropometric measurements

M0, M3, M6, M12, M18, M24 (F to F)

BMI, waist/hip ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate

Macro and microvascular complications

M0, M12, M24 (F to F, ECR)

Incidence of new ischemic heart events, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, peripheral artery disease, carotid stenosis fulfilling criteria for endarterectomy or confirmed ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, incidence or progression of diabetic retinopathy, incidence or progression of diabetic nephropathy

Eye examination

M3, M24 (CT)

Retinography and macular examination by OCT

Instruments used for self-reported outcomes measures

M0, M12, M24

(SRI)

ADDQoL-19, BDI-II, DES-SF, DDS2, DIATEK, IPAQ, MEDAS, STAI-S, INDICA-LSQ

(F to F)

EQ-5D-5 L, MMAS

M6, M18

(SRI)

ADDQoL-19, IPAQ, MEDAS

(F to F)

EQ-5D-5 L, MMAS

Healthcare utilization

M0, M3, M6, M12, M18, M24 (F to F, ECR)

Visits to primary care services, nurses, specialists; hospital admissions, emergency room visits, laboratory procedures, and other diagnostic tests; medication

Satisfaction

M24 (SRI)

INDICA-SATP

Outcomes measured on physicians and nurses

M0 (F to F)

Demographic data, years in practice, practice descriptors

M0, T3 (SRI)

INDICA-KNOW, LATCon

M24 (SRI)

INDICA-SATC

  1. BMI: body mass index; F to F: face to face interview; CT: clinical test; DM: diabetes mellitus; ECR: electronic clinical records; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; OCT: optical coherence tomography; SRI: self-reported interview.
  2. Note: see description of the questionnaires in Table 2.