A nurse-led intervention in patients with newly diagnosed cancer and Type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been associated with advanced stage cancer at diagnosis, higher mortality, and lower long-term all-cause survival. This was a RCT pilot study to examine the feasibility of a nurse-led T2D intervention for adults with newly diagnosed cancer (≤3 months), and T2D, undiagnosed or untreated with medication, conducted at an outpatient oncology clinic affiliated with a large academic institution.

Methods

Participants needed to meet the eligibility criteria including a HbA1c level between 6.5% and 9.9%. Randomization was 1:1 to a 3-month intervention that consisted of nursing-led diabetes education and immediate initiation of metformin versus referral to primary care for usual care (control).

Results

Three hundred and seventy n

SUBMITTER: Scarton L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10278510 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature