Enhancing Preventative Health Behaviors Among Emergency Department Hyperglycemic Patients

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to increase Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus knowledge and awareness among patients who present to the Emergency Department with hyperglycemia. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How do patients view their risk of developing type 2 diabetes based on their demographics and behaviors? * Does giving patient education increase patient knowledge, leading to healthier behaviors? Researchers will assess if the educational intervention increases diabetes knowledge and positive health behaviors among Emergency Department hyperglycemic patients. Participants will: * Receive the educational packet (intervention) alongside standard Emergency Care. * Take pre-survey at time of Emergency Department visit and post- survey two weeks later.

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes, Hyperglycemia

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to increase Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus knowledge and awareness among patients who present to the Emergency Department with hyperglycemia. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How do patients view their risk of developing type 2 diabetes based on their demographics and behaviors? * Does giving patient education increase patient knowledge, leading to healthier behaviors? Researchers will assess if the educational intervention increases diabetes knowledge and positive health behaviors among Emergency Department hyperglycemic patients. Participants will: * Receive the educational packet (intervention) alongside standard Emergency Care. * Take pre-survey at time of Emergency Department visit and post- survey two weeks later.

Enhancing Proactive and Preventative Health Behaviors Among Hyperglycemic Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

Enhancing Preventative Health Behaviors Among Emergency Department Hyperglycemic Patients

Condition
Type 2 Diabetes
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Brunswick

One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08540

New Brunswick

One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Persons 18 years of age or older who present as patients in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Emergency Department with or without a preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis with a blood glucose of ≥200 mg/dL. Participants must speak English to participate in the study.
  • * Age less than 18 years and blood glucose \<200 mg/dL.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,

Sara Heinert, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31