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Study protocol: a randomized controlled trial to compare the cost-effectiveness of group vs. Web-Tel nutrition education program on glycemic, lipids, and anthropometric control of patients with type 2 diabetes

Cost-effectiveness of nutrition education methods

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100044535
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-03-23
Start date
2021-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-09-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Web-Tel Nutrition Education:This model consists of 3 nutrition education lessons. For members of this group, open access to the weblog will be possible and they can enter the weblog with their usernam
Group Education:The sessions are held monthly for 3 months (3 seminars in total) and each educational session takes at least 2 hours (at least 6 hours in total). Educational content in the Web-Tel gro
Control Group:All the three groups will receive usual care, but the control group will receive usual care by itself. Usual care means diabetes self-management education (DSME) that is provided by a te

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Positive inclusion criteria include: 1. the patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c>=7); 2. diagnosis of the disease under 1 year; 3. Adults above 20 years old; reading and writing literacy; 4. Having access and ability to use the Internet and mobile phones; 5. Tendency to participate in the study. Negative inclusion criteria consist of: 1. People with mental and emotional disorders or with disabilities; 2. People under treatment for AIDs, cancers, chronic heart, cerebrovascular, renal, and hepatic diseases; 3. Pregnant or lactating women; 4. Participation in professional group nutrition education of diabetic patients (except for usual care) in the last year; 5. and participation in other clinical studies in the past 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria includes giving chronic diseases during the trial, failure to attend more than one educational session, and the lack of motivation to participate in the study at any time of the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Glycosylated HemoglobinA1c (HbA1c);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS);Fasting insulin;Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR);QUICKI;waist circumference (WC);body mass index (BMI);Total Cholesterol (TC);High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C);Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C);triglycerides (TG);Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP);Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP);physical activity;dietary diversity Score assessment;nutrition knowledge assessment;

Countries

Islamic Republic of Iran

Contacts

Public ContactShiva Faghih

Department of community nutrition, shiraz university of medical sciences

shivafaghih@gmail.com+98 91 26305829

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026