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The effect of serious educational games on self-care and self-efficacy in diabetic patients

Investigating the effect of serious games on the level of self-care and self-efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250922067325N1
Enrollment
140
Registered
2025-09-30
Start date
2025-10-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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

Conditions

Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 70 patients with diabetes are undergoing training with serious games for diabetes management during periodic visits. Intervention 2: Control group: 70 patients with

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 30 and 70 years Having at least basic literacy Having an HbA1c of more than 8% with a history of diabetes diagnosis of more than 6 months No history of participating in diabetes education classes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with reduced vision and motor skills Patients with cognitive impairment Pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-care. Timepoint: Initially and 3 months later. Method of measurement: Toobert Self-Care Questionnaire and Self-Efficacy with FAPA Questionnaire.;Self-efficacy. Timepoint: Initially and 3 months later. Method of measurement: Toobert Self-Care Questionnaire and Self-Efficacy with FAPA Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Diabetes control. Timepoint: Beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Hemoglobin A1c level.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasim Ebadati

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Nasimebadati@yahoo.com+98 21 5517 6810

Outcome results

None listed

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