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The Effect of Message Framing in Diabetic Foot Self-Management

NCT06813794 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 162

Last updated 2025-02-07

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Summary

This study aims to assess how effective gain- and loss-framed messages are in improving diabetic foot care behaviors and increasing self-efficacy levels compared to routine foot care messages.

Study Design:

A randomized controlled trial with three groups:

Experimental Group 1 (Gain-Framed): Participants receive gain-framed messages emphasizing the benefits of proper foot care.

Experimental Group 2 (Loss-Framed): Participants receive loss-framed messages highlighting the risks of inadequate foot care.

Control Group (Routine Messaging): Participants receive standard foot care messages without specific framing.

Participants:

Diabetic patients recruited from Experimental Group 1, Experimental Group, and Control Group 3. Inclusion criteria include adults diagnosed with diabetes who are at risk for diabetic foot complications.

Intervention:

Over a period of three months, participants will receive WhatsApp messages three times a week.

Gain-Framed Messages: Emphasize positive outcomes, such as preventing foot ulcers by wearing appropriate footwear.

Loss-Framed Messages: Highlight negative consequences, such as the increased risk of foot infections from improper foot care.

Messages will include supportive images and videos to enhance engagement and understanding.

Outcome Measures:

Primary Outcomes:

Foot Care Behavior: Assessed using The Foot Care Behavior Scale. Self-Efficacy: Measured by the Diabetic Foot Care Self-Efficacy Scale Secondary Outcomes: Comparative effectiveness between gain-framed and loss-framed messages.Long-term behavioral changes post-intervention.

Significance:

This study seeks to determine the most effective messaging strategy to promote diabetic foot care, potentially informing future interventions to reduce the incidence of diabetic foot complications.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Gain- Framed Messages

Patients will be recruited to whatsapp group based on gain framing about diabetic foot care skills. Gain framing messages and videos will be delivered to patients via whatsapp 3 times a week for 3 months.

BEHAVIORAL

Lost Framed Messages

Patients will be included in whatsapp group based on Lost framing about diabetic foot care skills. Patients will receive loss framing messages and videos 3 times a week for 3 months via whatsapp.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehtap Kavurmacı, Prof · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-01
Primary Completion
2025-08-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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