Advance Health Mobile APP for the Self Management of Diabetes Type2

University of Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Treatments: Behavioral: Diabetes self management @ click

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06614283

BMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Digital health using mobile health (mHealth) tools, such as telehealth and text messaging, and or mobile Apps can improve blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. This intervention is designed to improve self-management of diabetes and blood glucose levels in diabetic patients.

Full description

Patients with type 2 diabetes may experience improvements in their blood glucose levels thanks to mHealth technologies like mobile apps and telehealth text messaging. The goal of this intervention is to help diabetic people better control their blood glucose levels and diabetes. The intervention arm will employ a smartphone application designed specifically for individuals with Type 2 diabetes, with the goal of improving their self-management behaviors. Features of the app include real-time health monitoring, appointment scheduling, medication tracking, patient data storage, treatment and follow-up recommendations, and health education and promotion.

Enrollment: 1,600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The presence of T2D and at least 1 recorded HbA1c level of 8.0% or higher in the past 6 months
• Age between ages 21 and 85 years,
• Receiving primary care at the clinical site
• Having fluency in English/ Urdu in reading and writing
• Having a smartphone
• Agreeing to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Planning to move away from the study site
• Being pregnant or in lactation, (6) being unable to send or read text messages on a mobile phone,
• Having a history of receiving or planning surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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1,600 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention arm

Experimental group

Description:

Ae mobile application tailored for patients with Type 2 diabetes, aiming to enhance their self-management practices will be used for the intervention arm. The app includes features such as medication tracking, appointment scheduling, patient data storage, advice for treatment and follow-ups, health education and promotion, and real-time health monitoring.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diabetes self management @ click

Control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

The control arm will be given no intervention except usual care