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CompletedNCT04514523QBSAfeUpdated Jan 6, 2023Results posted

QBSAfe: A Novel Approach to Diabetes Management Focused on Quality of Life, Burden of Treatment, Social Integration and Avoidance of Future Events

An interventional study of QBSAfe Toolkit in Diabetes and Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Yale University. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-06.

Sponsored by Yale University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2020, registered Aug 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
91
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to co-develop a toolkit (known as the QBSAfe toolkit) with patients, family caregivers, and clinicians that focuses on palliating symptoms, alleviating burden of treatment, facilitating social connections, and optimizing treatment safety for patients with diabetes mellitus.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Mellitus

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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,923 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,318 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 91 is above the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Yale University is the lead sponsor of 1,724 studies on the registry; 298 are open to participants now.

Of its 210 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 126 (60%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

-Existing diagnosis of diabetes mellitus; have an existing appointment with a participating clinician

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Do not speak English
  • Severe vision/hearing impairment
  • Unable to give informed consent for any reason
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
91 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Implementation Arm

    Other: QBSAfe Toolkit

Interventions

  • OtherQBSAfe Toolkit

    The QBSAfe toolkit focuses on palliating symptoms, alleviating burden of treatment, facilitating social connections, and optimizing treatment safety.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability - Patients

    Patient responses to post-visit questionnaires.

    Time frame: Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]

  2. Acceptability - Clinicians

    Clinician responses to post-visit questionnaires.

    Time frame: Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]

Secondary outcomes

  1. Feasibility 1

    Percentage of participants who completed the study procedures.

    Time frame: Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]

  2. Feasibility 2

    Percentage of recorded visits in which the QBSAFE toolkit was used assessed by Number of visits QBSAFE was used/Number of recorded visits.

    Time frame: Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]

  3. Feasibility 3

    Time to recruit 84 subjects across 3 sites.

    Time frame: Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]

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Results

Posted Jan 6, 2023

Participant flow

84 participants and 7 clinicians

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSingle-Arm Intervention Group - PatientsSingle-Arm Intervention Group - Clinicians
Started847
Completed video or audio687
Completed post visit questionnaire587
Completed587
Not completed260

Outcome measures

PrimaryAcceptability - Patients

Patient responses to post-visit questionnaires.

Time frame:
Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Acceptability - Patients
ParticipantsSingle-Arm Intervention Group
These cards helped me talk about my situation during my visit — Strongly Agree16
These cards helped me talk about my situation during my visit — Agree21
These cards helped me talk about my situation during my visit — Neutral12
These cards helped me talk about my situation during my visit — Disagree6
These cards helped me talk about my situation during my visit — Strongly Disagree3
I would like to have these cards available to me at my next visit — Strongly Agree12
I would like to have these cards available to me at my next visit — Agree10
I would like to have these cards available to me at my next visit — Neutral21
I would like to have these cards available to me at my next visit — Disagree12
I would like to have these cards available to me at my next visit — Strongly Disagree3
I believe other patients like me would benefit from these cards — Strongly Agree19
I believe other patients like me would benefit from these cards — Agree26
I believe other patients like me would benefit from these cards — Neutral9
I believe other patients like me would benefit from these cards — Disagree3
I believe other patients like me would benefit from these cards — Strongly Disagree1
PrimaryAcceptability - Clinicians

Clinician responses to post-visit questionnaires.

Time frame:
Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]
Reported as:
Count of units · Questionnaires after each encounter
Acceptability - Clinicians
Questionnaires after each encounterSingle-Arm Intervention Group
I felt confident in responding to issues raised by the patient — Strongly Agree48
I felt confident in responding to issues raised by the patient — Agree14
I felt confident in responding to issues raised by the patient — Neutral4
I felt confident in responding to issues raised by the patient — Disagree3
I felt confident in responding to issues raised by the patient — Strongly Disagree0
I would like to use these cards with a patient like this next time — Strongly Agree43
I would like to use these cards with a patient like this next time — Agree11
I would like to use these cards with a patient like this next time — Neutral14
I would like to use these cards with a patient like this next time — Disagree1
I would like to use these cards with a patient like this next time — Strongly Disagree0
I would recommend these cards to my colleagues — Strongly Agree46
I would recommend these cards to my colleagues — Agree10
I would recommend these cards to my colleagues — Neutral11
I would recommend these cards to my colleagues — Disagree1
I would recommend these cards to my colleagues — Strongly Disagree0
SecondaryFeasibility 1

Percentage of participants who completed the study procedures.

Time frame:
Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Feasibility 1
ParticipantsSingle-Arm Intervention Group - PatientsSingle-Arm Intervention Group - Clinicians
Feasibility 1587
SecondaryFeasibility 2

Percentage of recorded visits in which the QBSAFE toolkit was used assessed by Number of visits QBSAFE was used/Number of recorded visits.

Time frame:
Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]
Reported as:
Number · percentage of visits QBSAFE was used
Feasibility 2
percentage of visits QBSAFE was usedImplementation Arm
Feasibility 258
SecondaryFeasibility 3

Time to recruit 84 subjects across 3 sites.

Time frame:
Baseline [Post Clinical Encounter]
Reported as:
Number · Days
Feasibility 3
DaysImplementation Arm
Feasibility 3145

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 1 week.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Single-Arm Intervention Group0/84 (0%)0/84 (0%)0/84 (0%)
Clinicians———

Baseline characteristics

Baseline characteristics were not collected for clinicians

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Implementation ArmCliniciansTotal
<=18 years0—0
Between 18 and 65 years39—39
>=65 years45—45
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Implementation ArmCliniciansTotal
Mean74.4 ± 15.4—74.4 ± 15.4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Implementation ArmCliniciansTotal
Female39—39
Male45—45
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Implementation ArmCliniciansTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native0—0
Asian0—0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0—0
Black or African American14—14
White66—66
More than one race0—0
Unknown or Not Reported4—4
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Implementation ArmCliniciansTotal
United States84—84
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Yale University
    New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
  • Trinity Health of New England
    Waterbury, Connecticut 06706, United States
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Clark JE, Boehmer KR, Breslin M, Haider S, Pasciak W, Gravholt D, Sanchez BB, Hartasanchez SA, El Kawkgi OM, Montori V, Lipska KJ. Quality of life, burden of treatment, safety, and avoidance of future events (QBSAfe) protocol: a pilot study testing an intervention to shift the paradigm of diabetes care. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 Nov 8;7(1):196. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00935-8. PubMed 34749816 ↗

Related links

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Sep 8, 2020

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04514523
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Trinity Health Of New England, National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 17, 2020
Start date
Apr 28, 2020
Primary completion
Sep 22, 2020
Completion
Sep 22, 2020
Results posted
Jan 6, 2023
Last update
Jan 6, 2023

Study contacts

Victor Montori, MD
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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