Efficacy of Using Mobile Health Applications for Health

San Diego State University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obesity; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Other: Mobile health application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05589155

HS-2022-0156

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes and type II diabetes outcomes in type 2 diabetics. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to weigh themselves every morning, at the same time, and check their blood glucose readings daily before and after meals for at least three meals in the day.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with type II diabetes for at least 3 months
• Between the age of 18-64
• BMI ≥ 25
• Monitors blood glucose regularly (at least once per day)
• Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
• Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile app

Exclusion criteria

• Does not check blood glucose at least once per day
• On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications.

Medications for diabetes such as insulin, thiazolidinediones or sulfonylureas are oka

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Healthi

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Mobile health application