NUrse-led COntinuum of care for people with Diabetes and prediabetes (NUCOD) in Nepal: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Xu D, Dev R, Shrestha A, Zhang L, Shrestha A, Shakya P, Hughes JP, Shakya PR, Li J, Liao J, Karmacharya BM. NUrse-led COntinuum of care for people with Diabetes and prediabetes (NUCOD) in Nepal: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials 2020, 21: 442. PMID: 32471476, PMCID: PMC7257188, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04372-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisContinuity of Patient CareCost-Benefit AnalysisDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicNepalNurse's RoleNursing ServicesOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicPrediabetic StateProgram EvaluationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorConceptsUsual treatment groupPrimary care centersType 2 diabetesManagement of diabetesRE-AIM frameworkImplementation outcomesContinuum of careUnit of randomizationLow-income settingsPrediabetes individualsTreat basisDiabetes nursesDiabetes preventionPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesHemoglobin levelsDiabetes individualsDiabetes programParallel groupStudy protocolCare centerIntervention groupTwo-armCare modelCare approach