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Effect of a Comprehensive Telehealth Intervention vs Telemonitoring and Care Coordination in Patients With Persistently Poor Type 2 Diabetes Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Crowley, Matthew J., Tarkington, Phillip E., Bosworth, Hayden B., Jeffreys, Amy S., Coffman, Cynthia J., Maciejewski, Matthew L., Steinhauser, Karen, Smith, Valerie A. +9 more·2022·JAMA Internal Medicine

Abstract

Importance: Persistently poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (PPDM) is common and causes poor outcomes. Comprehensive telehealth interventions could help address PPDM, but effectiveness is uncertain, and barriers impede use in clinical practice. Objective: To address evidence gaps preventing use of comprehensive telehealth for PPDM by comparing a practical, comprehensive telehealth intervention to a simpler telehealth approach. Design, Setting, and Participants: This active-comparator, parallel-arm, randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2 Veterans Affairs health care systems. From December 2018 to January 2020, 1128 outpatients with PPDM were assessed for eligibility and 200 were randomized; PPDM was defined as maintenance of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 8.5% or higher for 1 year or longer despite engagement with clinic-based primary care and/or diabetes specialty care. Data analyses were preformed between March 2021 and May 2022. Interventions: Each 12-month intervention was nurse-delivered and used only clinical staffing/resources. The comprehensive telehealth group (n = 101) received telemonitoring, self-management support, diet/activity support, medication management, and depression support. Patients assigned to the simpler intervention (n = 99) received telemonitoring and care coordination. Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary (HbA1c) and secondary outcomes (diabetes distress, diabetes self-care, self-efficacy, body mass index, depression symptoms) were analyzed over 12 months using intent-to-treat linear mixed longitudinal models. Sensitivity analyses with multiple imputation and inclusion of clinical data examined the impact of missing HbA1c measurements. Adverse events and intervention costs were examined. Results: The population (n = 200) had a mean (SD) age of 57.8 (8.2) years; 45 (22.5%) were women, 144 (72.0%) were of Black race, and 11 (5.5%) were of Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity. From baseline to 12 months, HbA1c change was -1.59% (10.17% to 8.58%) in the comprehensive telehealth group and -0.98% (10.17% to 9.19%) in the telemonitoring/care coordination group, for an estimated mean difference of -0.61% (95% CI, -1.12% to -0.11%; P = .02). Sensitivity analyses showed similar results. At 12 months, patients receiving comprehensive telehealth had significantly greater improvements in diabetes distress, diabetes self-care, and self-efficacy; no differences in body mass index or depression were seen. Adverse events were similar between groups. Comprehensive telehealth cost an additional $1519 per patient per year to deliver. Conclusions and Relevance: This randomized clinical trial found that compared with telemonitoring/care coordination, comprehensive telehealth improved multiple outcomes in patients with PPDM at a reasonable additional cost. This study supports consideration of comprehensive telehealth implementation for PPDM in systems with appropriate infrastructure and may enhance the value of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03520413.

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Crowley, M. J., Tarkington, P. E., Bosworth, H. B., Jeffreys, A. S., Coffman, C. J., Maciejewski, M. L., Steinhauser, K., Smith, V. A., Dar, M. S., Fredrickson, S. K., Mundy, A. C., Strawbridge, E. M., Marcano, T. J., Overby, D. L., Majette Elliott, N. T., Danus, S., & Edelman, D.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Richmond
  • Durham Veterans Affairs Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham, North Carolina
  • East Carolina University (US)
Venue
JAMA Internal Medicine
Published
2022-09-01
Volume
182
Issue
9
Pages
943
ISSN
2168-6106 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4287447044
Cited by
75
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 3
FWCI
11.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • JAMA Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (I01 HX002339, IK2 HX001514)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Keywords
uncontrolled diabetes, telehealth intervention, remote patient monitoring, care coordination, HbA1c, diabetes self-management support, diabetes distress, diabetes self-efficacy, depression, veterans, nursing care delivery, medication management, intervention costs, telehealth adoption barriers, health equity, racial and ethnic disparities
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Telemedicine, Pandemics

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