Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
Smartphone app, diabetic management, lifestyle behaviors, medication management
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to explore a model suitable for the individualized diabetic management based on the mobile application coaching and demonstrate its effect among the diabetic mellitus population.
Detailed description
The enrolled patients will be randomly divided into three groups: group of online self management, group of online mutual management and the control group. The estimated sample size was 78 patients for each group. All the patients attend two follow-up visits at the hospital, after 3 and 6 months. The data will be collected by a full-time recorder and analyzed using specific statistical software. The enumeration data are analyzed by chi-square test, while the measurement data are analyzed by one-way ANOVA.
Interventions
DEVICEWelltang App
This App is a large platform of individualized diabetic management
Sponsors
Shanghai Geping Information Technology Company
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Physician diagnosis of DM for more than 6 months; * Glycated hemoglobin more than or equal to 8% within 3 months; * Age:18-65 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Insulin pump users; * Pregnant; * Active substance, alcohol, or drug abuser; * Psychotic or schizophrenic under active care; * Severe hearing or visual impairment and other complications; * Drug users (such as glucocorticoid or thyroid hormone) 3 months before the enrollment; * No smartphone access.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in glycated hemoglobin levels | six months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change of urinary albumin creatinine rate | six months |
| change in lipid profile levels | six months |
| change of hepatic function | six months |
| change of blood creatine | six months |
| change of blood urea nitrogen | six months |
| change in scores measured by MKT | six months |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in scores measured by Morisky | six months |
| change in scores measured by self distress scale | six months |
| change in scores measured by self anxiety scale | six months |
| change in scores measured by DES-SF | six months |
| change in scores measured by SDSCA | six months |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactLei Zhang, MM
Outcome results
None listed