None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a computer-controlled, automated and interactive telephone system on the self management of people with type 2 diabetes.
Interventions
Subjects receiving the Telephone Linked Care (TLC) intervention will continue to receive their usual medical care. In addtion they will receive the TLC intervention consisting of a computer equipped with sophisticated speech recognition and voice processing software, a database and a control system. Users call into the system from their regular telephone or mobile phone. TLC interviews and converses with the user via pre-recorded statements and questions. It “listens” to answers and records them
Subjects receiving the Telephone Linked Care (TLC) intervention will continue to receive their usual medical care. In addtion they will receive the TLC intervention consisting of a computer equipped with sophisticated speech recognition and voice processing software, a database and a control system. Users call into the system from their regular telephone or mobile phone. TLC interviews and converses with the user via pre-recorded statements and questions. It “listens” to answers and records them in the database and uses them to provide feedback and tailor current and future conversations. Prior to each call, users will also upload their most recent glucose meter results via a data transmitter connected to a dedicated mobile phone. The delivery of the TLC Program will be complemented by a Case Manager. Participants will call the TLC System on the same day, weekly, for 6 months.
Sponsors
Monash University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. 2. Stable diabetes therapy for previous 3 months. 3. Ability to converse in and understand English via the telephone. 4. Having access to a telephone. 5. Haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), pathology test, equal to or greater than 7.5. 6. Live within the greater Brisbane area
Exclusion criteria
1. Enrollment in another significiant research study. 2. Presence of dementia or other cognitive impairment. 3. Pregnancy.
Outcome results
None listed