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Evaluating a Digital Diabetes Education Program

NCT04198935 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The first line of treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes usually entails referral for diabetes education which has been shown to improve outcomes. The National Diabetes Audit 2016-17 showed an increase in the percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes who are offered a diabetes education program. Despite this, the percentage of recorded attendance was only 7%.

Digitally delivered interventions have the potential to solve the problem of adherence to education programs. Digitally delivered diabetes prevention programs have been shown to have higher participation than in-person programs. As a solution to this we propose a structured diabetes education program based on individualized carbohydrate management delivered through a mobile application. The clinical approach is based on multiple clinical trials demonstrating its effectiveness and is in line with the most recent NICE guidelines.

The investigator interviewed a group of general practitioners and patients to identify the target group most suited for this solution. Three groups of patients were identified who would benefit the most from a digital diabetes education program. The first group are patients who have declined face-to-face education for any reason. The second group are patients who are on a waiting list for face-to-face education but will not receive it. The third group are patients who have undergone in-person education but have not clinically improved.

To evaluate the acceptability of this approach among patients with diabetes type 2 the investigators will use a Net Promoter Score survey. Adherence to the program will be assessed by measuring the percentage of people completing the whole 3 months. We will also evaluate whether this approach improves patient outcomes as measured by NICE defined treatment targets for glucose control, blood pressure and blood cholesterol. Secondary aims include comparing healthcare resource utilization. Outcomes are to be measured at baseline and at the completion of the 12 week program. Clinical outcomes to be measured are: body weight, blood pressure, Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides level.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

DEVICE

Span Health Mobile Application

A 12 week structured diabetes education program for type 2 diabetes delivered through a mobile application. The application also allows for interaction with a registered nutritionist via text messaging.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Adam Bataineh

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Adam Bataineh, MD MSc · Span Health, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  • Sumbal Babar, MBBS · East Tennessee State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-31
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-08-31

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