Clinical trialNCT00844090CompletedInterventional

The Role of Apathy in Glycemic Control

SponsorUS Department of Veterans AffairsEnrollment106ApathyDiabetes

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Summary

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In spite of several new medications and insulins for the control of blood sugars in patients with diabetes, a large number of patients do not have good control. This likely due to inability to carry out regular activities and self-care behaviors such as taking meds regularly, keeping a good diet, exercise etc. This inability to carry out self care lifestyle changes may be due to a condition called apathy. Apathy is a lack of motivation and persistence. In this study we will attempt to treat apathy with a medication called methylphenidate for 6 months and see if blood sugar/diabetes control improves.

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Investigators

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Cyrus DeSouza, MD
VA Medical Center, Omaha
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Va Medical Center, Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Drugs studied

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Methylphenidate or placebo

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 31 Jul 2009
Primary completion: 31 Aug 2012
Completion: 31 Oct 2012
Last update posted: 21 Apr 2014
Registered enrollment: 106
Registry id: NCT00844090

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