Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Nurse Case Management
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Women's Studies, Diabetes |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Endocrinology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 15 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/9/2017 |
| Start Date: | February 2006 |
| End Date: | October 2007 |
Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Nurse Case Management on High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes
The management of high-risk pregnancies require substantial use of medical resources. Our
goal is to determine the effectiveness of a nurse case management program in which case
managers are assigned to patients with high-risk conditions.
Our hypothesis is that women with diabetes in pregnancy or hypertension who are assigned a
nurse case manager will have lower glucose levels and lower blood pressure levels
goal is to determine the effectiveness of a nurse case management program in which case
managers are assigned to patients with high-risk conditions.
Our hypothesis is that women with diabetes in pregnancy or hypertension who are assigned a
nurse case manager will have lower glucose levels and lower blood pressure levels
We will recruit 50 women for each arm of the study. We we conduct a stratified randomization
(by disease) in which women are randomized to a nurse case manager who provides on-going
face-to-face contact compared to women who are assigned to a case manager with telephone
contact only.
(by disease) in which women are randomized to a nurse case manager who provides on-going
face-to-face contact compared to women who are assigned to a case manager with telephone
contact only.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, preterm labor, hypertensive disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- No telephone; ability to provide consent; english-speaking
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