Ehealth: Second Life Impacts Diabetes Education & Self-Management (SLIDES)

Duke University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments

Behavioral: eHealth program in the Virtual Environment (VE) platform Second Life

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01186965

R21LM010727-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro00022132

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to to develop and evaluate the feasibility, usability, and effect of participation in SLIDES (a virtual diabetes community in Second Life) for providing interactive diabetes education, support, and resources.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

current Duke Endocrinology patient
are between 21 and 75 years old
are able to speak and read English
are computer literate (have used a computer for at least 6 months)
understand how to use the Internet (have accessed the Internet on at least 6 occasions)
have access to a computer with a non-dial-up Internet connection in a private location (home)
are mentally capable of informed consent
are reachable by telephone
have no pre-existing medical condition(s) or severe diabetes related complications that would interfere with study participation (i.e., physical activity) or measures (e.g., renal failure, Stage III hypertension, severe orthopedic conditions or joint replacement scheduled within 6 months, paralysis, bleeding disorders, cancer, or receipt of pharmacologic doses of anti-coagulant medications [warfarin])
are able to travel to Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) for follow-up appointments.