1.) How does the gift card lottery work?
At the time of study recruitment, if you consented to providing a phone number for follow-up contacts and returned your Phase I paper-pencil questionnaire, you have been entered to be a part of the Phase I $250 gift card lottery drawing. You may also be eligible for the drawing for additional gift cards. You are eligible for subsequent lotteries if you complete the Phase II questionnaires online at either 6-weeks ($250 gift card lottery) or 3-months ($250 gift card lottery) or both, and provided that you consented to the use of your phone number for contact in the event of winning a lottery. For those completing all three questionnaires (the initial Phase I paper questionnaire and both Phase II online questionnaires) and if you consented to the use of your phone number for contact in the event of winning a lottery, you will be part of the lottery for a $500 gift card.
When will the lotteries happen?
The first gift card lottery will occur after the study staff completes recruitment for Phase I and the final Phase, completed questionnaire packets have been received. The other drawings will occur at completion of Phase II online 6 week and 3 month follow up phases (i.e., when the window of time for completing online questionnaires has passed).
How will the winner be contacted?
Winners will be contacted via phone to organize a transfer of funds. Winning one lottery does not limit your eligibility for the other lotteries.
Any fine print?
The University of Louisville requires those receiving compensation (i.e., the swift gift card lottery reward) to provide their name, address, social security number, and to sign a W-9 form, in an effort to keep record of payment. You may or may not be sent a Form 1099 by the University. This will only happen if you are paid $600 or more in one year by the University. We are required by the Internal Revenue Service to collect this information and you may need to report the payment as income on your taxes. This information will be protected and kept secure in the same way that we protect your other private information. If you do not agree to give us this information, we can not pay you any cash compensation. You can still be in the study even if you don’t want to be entered into the cash lotteries.
2.) Who can see my information?
The research staff at the University of Louisville and the Institutional Review Board of the University of Louisville (that ensures the protection of your health information) will have access to the study information. The information kept by research staff include: (1) signed consent, HIPAA forms and revocation forms with participant names and signatures, (2) Completed questionnaire packets and online forms and medical chart data collection forms with ID number identifiers only, and (3) A form with participant name, study ID, phone number and contact preferences – this form will be kept separate from questionnaire packets, will only be used for tracking purposes and will be destroyed after data collection is complete. Other study forms will be kept in locked file cabinets in a locked room for at least 5 years (as required by the Institutional Review Board).
3.) What information will be collected from my medical chart?
Information will include your hemoglobin A1c, blood glucose levels, cholesterol, triglycerides, albumin, blood pressure, height, weight, diabetes diagnosis and duration of diagnosis, medications and health status information, such as additional diagnoses associated with diabetes and whether or not you have seen a diabetes educator.
4.) What risks are involved in taking part in this study?
There are minimal risks associated with completing and returning the information packet during Phase 1 and completing web-based surveys in Phase 2. It may be inconvenient to complete and return information packets. It is possible that some questions about your health and quality of life may be sensitive and produce discomfort. There may be a social risk in others learning of your participation in a research study should they witness the receipt of reminder phone calls or electronic mail that identifies you as a participant. Joslin Diabetes Center Staff will know that you are a participant in this study. There may be unforeseeable risks.
5.) How will participation in this study benefit me?
Although information collected may not benefit you directly, the information learned in this study may be helpful to others. It may help with the development of improved, patient-centered treatment for individuals with type 2 diabetes, who are on insulin therapy, and may improve communication between healthcare providers and patients.