Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Type 2 Diabetes • Age 18-75 years • Obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2) • Smartphone with Android or iOS
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Pregnancy or lactation during the trial • Severe psychiatric problems, use of antipsychotic drugs • Significant cardiac arrhythmias; unstable angina; decompensated congestive heart failure; carcinomas; major organ system failure; untreated hypothyroidism; end-stage renal disease; • Myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident or major surgery during the previous 3 months. • Corticosteroid induced diabetes (in patients still using corticosteroids)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study endpoint is the difference in weight (kg) between the control and intervention group after 1 year, plus the difference between the total costs of the treatment in the control and intervention groups in euro’s. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Quality of life, measured with the EuroQol vragenlijst EQ-5L - Cardiovascular risk factors: Blood pressure (mmHg), total cholesterol (mmol/l), LDL cholesterol (mmol/l), HDL cholesterol (mmol/l), triglycerides (mmol/l), HbA1c (mmol/mol), fasting bloodglucose (mmol/l), all measured via routine clinical care/lab - Food intake (dietary history) - Body composition: waist circumference (cm), and fat mass and lean body mass measurement via Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis (bodystat quadscan 4000, Euromedix, Leuven, Belgium) - Resting Energy Expenditure (Via Quark RMR, Cosmed Benelux B.V., Nieuwegein, The Netherlands) - Patient satisfaction, measured via the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) - Attitudes towards using e-health (general and specific for this diet app) to access health information, measured via the e-Health Impact Questionnaire (EHIQ) - Depression and anxiety via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) - Compliance and attrition (number of participants that drop-out and log-on information). | — |
Contacts
Erasmus MC