Effectiveness Evaluation of a Dengue Self-monitoring System (DeSMoS)

University of Malaya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dengue

Treatments: Other: Dengue self-monitoring system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05688748

2022328-11112

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a dengue self-monitoring system with standard care in reducing treatment delay among dengue patients receiving outpatient care. The main question it aims to answer are:

• Is a dengue self-monitoring system effective in reducing treatment delay in dengue patients? Participants will use the dengue monitoring system in addition to the standard care they are receiving for outpatient follow up for dengue.

Researchers will compare them with dengue patients receiving the usual standard care to see if the dengue monitoring system reduces delay in treatment seeking in patients.

Full description

Dengue Self-Monitoring System (DeSMoS) was developed to guide patients about warning signs and advise them to visit a doctor appropriately before their scheduled follow up on the next day, apart from motivating them to comply to the daily follow up visits at the clinic. DeSMoS is hypothesised to effectively reduce delay in treatment seeking in dengue patients.

The main aim of this system is to get dengue patients to key-in their symptoms regularly via the app when they are at home. Reminders will appear on the phone to remind them to key in the symptoms thrice daily.

The system is designed as a supportive tool for outpatient dengue management. It is not meant to replace to usual standard care for dengue care.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years old and above
• Newly diagnosed with dengue fever
• Have a smartphone
• Receiving outpatient follow up for dengue

Exclusion criteria

• Hearing and speech impairment
• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

Dengue monitoring system

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will be given access to download a dengue self-monitoring application and use the application at home to key in their symptoms, three times a day throughout their outpatient follow up for dengue.

Treatment:

Other: Dengue self-monitoring system

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will be managed as per usual outpatient care for dengue in the clinic.