Role-Playing–Based Physician Training and Metabolic Outcomes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Was role-playing–based physician training associated with superior metabolic outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes compared with regular physician training? In this cluster randomized clinical trial including 205 physicians and 2017 patients with type 2 diabetes, patients whose physicians received role-playing–based intensive training had a significantly better hemoglobin A_1c control rate at 6 months compared with those whose physicians received regular training (58.0% vs 42.9%). Role-playing–based intensive training for physicians could be a feasible strategy to narrow the guideline-implementation gap in diabetes care.

Corresponding Author: Weiqing Wang, MD, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Rd, Shanghai 200025, China (wqingw@shsmu.edu.cn).

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