TY - JOUR T1 - A preconsultation web-based tool to generate an agenda for discussion in diabetes outpatient clinics to improve patient outcomes (DIAT): a feasibility study JF - BMJ Open JO - BMJ Open DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013519 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - e013519 AU - Obioha C Ukoumunne AU - Bijay Vaidya AU - Julia Frost AU - Rob Anderson AU - Catherine Argyle AU - Mark Daly AU - Faith Harris-Golesworthy AU - Jim Harris AU - Andy Gibson AU - Wendy Ingram AU - Jon Pinkney AU - Jane Vickery AU - Nicky Britten Y1 - 2017/03/01 UR - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013519.abstract N2 - Objective To test the feasibility of running a randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention (Presenting Asking Checking Expressing (PACE-D)) to improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes.Design and setting A feasibility study (with randomisation) conducted at outpatient diabetes clinics at two secondary care hospitals in Devon, UK.Participants People with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) attending secondary care general diabetes outpatient clinics.Intervention The PACE-D, a web-based tool adapted for patients with diabetes to use before their consultation to generate an agenda of topics to discuss with their diabetologist.Outcomes The percentage of eligible patients who were recruited and the percentage of participants for whom routine glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) data (the putative primary outcome) could be extracted from medical notes and who completed secondary outcome assessments via questionnaire at follow-up were reported.Results In contrast with the planned recruitment of 120 participants, only 71 participants were randomised during the 7-month recruitment period. This comprised 18.7% (95% CI 14.9% to 23.0%) of those who were eligible. Mean (SD) age of the participants was 56.5 (12.4) years and 66.2% had type 1 diabetes. Thirty-eight patients were randomised to the intervention arm and 33 to the control arm. HbA1c data were available for only 73% (95% CI 61% to 83%) of participants at the 6 months follow-up. The questionnaire-based data were collected for 66% (95% CI 54% to 77%) of the participants at 6 months follow-up. Participants reported that the PACE-D tool was easy to use.Conclusions A randomised controlled trial of the preconsultation web-based intervention as set out in our current protocol is not feasible without significant modification to improve recruitment and follow-up of participants. The study also provides insights into the feasibility and challenges of conducting complex intervention trials in everyday clinical practice.Trial registration ISRCTN75070242. ER -