Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Balancing Treatment Outcomes and Medication Burden Among Patients With Symptomatic Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Brief Summary: Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) affects more than 5.5 million people with diabetes. People with painful DPN have trouble sleeping, participating in social events, and conducting daily activities such as going to the store. Several prescription medications are available for the treatment of DPN symptoms, but none work perfectly and all have side effects that may be difficult for some patients.

When patients report their symptoms and side effects to their doctor, they provide the doctor with important information to help them make adjustments to treatment that will help with symptoms and that the patient can tolerate in terms of side effects. In some cases, doctors may encourage patients to make these changes on their own at home based on their experience with therapy. However, patients may have a long time between visits to their doctor and may have trouble describing their symptoms to their doctor during a brief 10 to 15 minute visit.

This clinical trial explores the possibility of computerized telephone calls to patients (Interactive Voice Response, IVR, technology) to gather information about treatment experiences that can then be reported to the doctor or used to guide patients to make changes in how they take the medication. It addresses the following question: Can routinely asking patients about their experiences with medications and using that information to encourage clinically appropriate titration improve patient quality of life?

The investigators hypothesize that systematic collection and feedback of information about DPN treatment preferences and experience from newly treated patients to their primary care physician will facilitate treatment changes that improve patient outcomes


Options:
A: Arm Label: IVR Intervention Group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: IVR Intervention Group | Arm Label: IVR Control Group; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: IVR Intervention Group; Assigned to Arm(s): IVR Intervention Group
B: Arm Label: Specific rehabilitation program; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Specific rehabilitation program | Arm Label: Usual Care; Type: OTHER; Interventions: Behavioral: Specific rehabilitation program, Other: Usual Care | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Specific rehabilitation program; Assigned to Arm(s): Specific rehabilitation program, Usual Care | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Usual Care; Assigned to Arm(s): Usual Care
C: Arm Label: 1; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Educational session to promote physical activity | Arm Label: 2; Type: OTHER; Interventions: Other: Minimal contact | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Educational session to promote physical activity; Assigned to Arm(s): 1 | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Minimal contact; Assigned to Arm(s): 2
D: Arm Label: Behavioural change intervention; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Behavioural change intervention | Arm Label: Standard Patient Management; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Behavioural change intervention; Assigned to Arm(s): Behavioural change intervention

Answer: A