Applicability of Cellular Application in Diabetes Type 2 Patients.

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Behavioral: cellular application treating diabetes using breathing technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02691273

NM01-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was found that an important part of the factors impeding adherence to medication and a healthy lifestyle among the chronically ill diabetic patients lies in proper management of the disease. Since it is a chronic progressive disease the caregiver is the patient himself.Studies have shown that software system, sending text messages / messages / reminders daily and answering questionnaires can improve adherence to a change in lifestyle.

This study is an initial pilot study , which examines Feasibility ( Applicability ) of using a smart application that promotes a healthy lifestyle perseverance parallel use relaxation techniques .

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HbA1c above 7.5.
• Smartphone users.
• English and Hebrew literate.

Exclusion criteria

*Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 1 patient group

breathing technique

Experimental group

Description:

this arm includes learning breathing technique using the patient's smartphone.

Treatment:

Behavioral: cellular application treating diabetes using breathing technique