The low indexes of metabolism intervention trial (LIMIT): design and baseline data of a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate how alerting primary care teams to low metabolic values, could affect the health of patients aged 75 or older

BMC Health Services Research

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Yonatan Grossman¹  Nir Tsabar²  Johanna Rotman³  Sophia Eilat-Tsanani⁴  Bracha Klein⁵  Yan Press⁶  Maya Vainshtein-Tal⁷ 

[1] Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Galilee, Bar-Ilan University;

[2] Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University;

[3] Educational Programs, CHS Northern District;

[4] The Department of Family Medicine, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University;

[5] Unit for Ambulatory Geriatric Services, CHS Northern District;

[6] Unit for Ambulatory Geriatric Services, CHS Southern District and Unit for Community Geriatrics, Division of Health in the Community, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev;

[7] Unit for Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, CHS Northern District;

关键词: Weight loss;    Dietetics;    Diabetes mellitus;    Glycated Hemoglobin A;    Cholesterol Deficiency (hypocholesterolemia);    Iatrogenic disease;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12913-017-2812-0

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Too-low body mass index (BMI), HbA1c% or cholesterol levels predicts poor survival. This study investigates whether e-mails about these low values, improve health of people older than 75 years. Methods LIMIT - an open label randomized trial - compares usual care to the addition of an e-mail which alerts the family physicians and nurses to low metabolic indexes of a specific patient and advises on nutritional and medical changes. Participants: Clalit Health Services (CHS) patients in the Northern and Southern Districts, aged ≥75 years with any of the following inclusion criteria: a. Significant weight loss: BMI < 23 kg/m2 with BMI drop of ≥2 kg/m2 during previous two years and without dietitian counseling during previous year. b. Tight diabetic control: HbA1c% ≤ 6.5% and received anti-diabetic medicines during previous 2 months. c. Drug associated hypocholesterolemia: total cholesterol <160 mg/dL and received cholesterol-lowering medicines during previous 2 months. Excluded from criterion c, were patients diagnosed with either ischemic heart disease, transient ischemic attack or stroke. The primary outcome was death from any cause, within one year. In a population of 48,623 people over the age of 75 years, 8584 (17.7%) patients were identified with low metabolic indices and were randomized to intervention or control groups. E-mails were sent on November 2015 to physicians and nurses at 383 clinics. Discussion Low metabolic reserve is common in people in Israel’s peripheral districts aged ≥75 years. LIMIT may show whether alerting primary care staff is beneficial. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02476578 . Registered on June 11, 2015.

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