Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Conditions
Interventions
An open-label, parallel-group randomized trial was conducted for a mobile app intervention vs. usual care in a community in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. Electronic medical records were used to
Sponsors
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study selected participants with a previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association criteria. Adults aged between 18 and 75 years; with a previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or fasting blood glucose >126 mg/dL and/or random blood glucose >200 mg/dL; under non-pharmacological treatment; oral antihyperglycemic agents or insulin use were included. All the participants received free internet access during the study. Thus, it was considered inclusion criteria to live in areas with available cabling for the establishment of an internet connection, which was provided by the study group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with type 1 diabetes; other types of diabetes; and pregnant women were excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1. It is expected to find an improvement in glycemic control, assessed through Glycated Hemoglobin before and after the intervention. A variation (reduction) of at least 0.5 percent is expected between pre- and post-intervention measurements;Outcome found 1. We observed that the intervention group had a greater reduction in glycated hemoglobin compared to the control group in the evaluated period (median variation of -0.2 (-0.3 to -0.2) percentage vs. 0.0 (+ 0.1 to +0.5) percentage in the intervention and control groups, respectively, P less than 0.001. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2. It is expected to evaluate the treatment satisfaction with the use of the application and the educational measures received after the intervention, as well as the participants' experience on the usability of the proposed technology. Through a questionnaire, we want to describe the patient's experience when using technology in their treatment routine ;Outcomes found 2. Regarding treatment satisfaction with the use of the application and educational measures received after the intervention, we observed that 86% of the participants used the internet routinely and 98% liked to use the technology, 62% found it easy to use. use, 72 percent felt that the app helped in managing the disease, and 50 percent had some difficulty managing the technology. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuciana Bahia
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed