Efficacy Study of Interactive Web Application for Problem Solving in Diabetes Management

Summary

The main hypothesis of this research is that use of an informatics intervention for problem-solving in diabetes management, Mobile Diabetes Detective (MoDD), by individuals with type 2 diabetes will lead to positive improvements on a number of primary and secondary outcomes related to their health and their management of diabetes. The primary outcomes are a reduction in individuals' glycolated hemoglobin (HbA1c), improvement in their problem-solving abilities, and self-care behaviors. Secondary outcomes include a reduction in individuals' fasting blood glucose (BG); improvement in individuals' self-efficacy, and in emotional aspect of living with diabetes. We hypothesize that primary and secondary outcome effects will be sustained at three months and twelve months. Exploratory outcomes include a decrease in individuals' Cardiovascular Risk (Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Total, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol levels, and Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Score). We also hypothesize that improvements in clinical outcomes (HbA1c, fasting BG and Cardiovascular Risk) will be mediated by the improvements in problem-solving abilities and self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile Diabetes Detective (MoDD)

MoDD is a web-based application that is designed to help individuals with diabetes identify specific problems related to glycemic control, and engage in problem-solving process. MoDD includes a number of messages that explain its users the nature of various problems related to glycemic control, aspects of individuals' behaviors that might have contributed to these problems, and alternative behaviors that could help to improve glycemic control. In addition to these messages displayed on the MoDD website, study participants may receive SMS messages with reminders to test blood glucose, or to follow the selected new behavior.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Clinical Directors Network

  collaborator NETWORK

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• Columbia University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Olena Mamykina, PhD · Columbia University

• Jonathan Tobin, PhD · Clinical Directors Network

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-12-30

Primary Completion

2017-02-03

Completion

2017-03-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations