Digital Education and Self-Care in Type 2 Diabetes

Effect of a Digital Educational Intervention Based on Orem’s Self-Care Theory on Improving Self-Care Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and Reducing HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240529061941N2

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-11

Start date

2023-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Received eight digital educational sessions over four weeks (two sessions per week, on Saturdays and Wednesdays). Content included audio podcasts, educational video

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetes >1 year; Resident in the study area; Literacy; Smartphone use; Medication adherence; Age >30; Absence of complications; Average or below SCB score.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue; Lack of engagement with the intervention; Onset of other diseases; Physical or mental disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Glycated hemoglobin A1c level. Timepoint: Baseline (before the intervention) and eight weeks after the completion of the educational intervention. Method of measurement: Blood sampling by laboratory specialists and measuring the percentage of Glycated hemoglobin A1c.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Total score of diabetes self-care activities. Timepoint: immediately after the intervention, and eight weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities questionnaire.;Total score of diabetes management self-efficacy. Timepoint: immediately after the intervention, and eight weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Total score of diabetes self-care activities. Timepoint: immediately after the intervention, and eight weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities questionnaire.;Total score of diabetes management self-efficacy. Timepoint: immediately after the intervention, and eight weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Zarei

Tarbiat Modares University

f.zarei@modares.ac.ir+98 21 8288 4546

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026