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Effects of Health Care Provider-mediated, Remote Coaching System Through the PDA-type Glucometer and the Internet on Diabetes Management

NCT01041144 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 115

Last updated 2009-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the new diabetes care delivery system applied to preexisting public health care resources through advanced information technologies such as PDA-type glucometer and the Internet on the glycemic control of type 2 diabetes patients lived in isolated rural area.

The investigators conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes for 12 weeks. The intervention group was treated with the new health care delivery system, where diabetes center provided specialized management, mediated by nurse of primary health care posts using the Internet and the PDA-type glucometer, while the control group with conventional health care. HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and lipids levels were measured at baseline and follow-up.

Conditions

  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Lifestyle Intervention
  • Glucose Control
  • Internet Communication

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

lifestyle counseling

supporting diabetes patients using Internet communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry for Health Welfare and Family Affairs

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Catholic University of Korea

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kun-Ho Yoon, Ph.D. · Catholic Medical College

Study Design

Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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