Smartphone Application for the Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: Smartphone application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03838380

KBSMC2016-11-049

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been progressively increasing. It is important to recognize and treat GDM to minimize the risk of maternal and neonatal complications. Multifaceted professional interventions are effective in the management of GDM and mobile healthcare can be an effective approach. The purpose of the current study was to develop and evaluate a model for prevention and management of GDM using mobile healthcare. Subjects with no previous history of diabetes, who were diagnosed with GDM during 24-28 weeks of gestation, were randomly divided into a conventional management group and a mobile management group. The conventional mangement group received conventional GDM management and could freely use the mobile healthcare application. The mobile management group received mobile healthcare services including tailored mobile coaching. The effectiveness of the management using the application were evaluated through the result values of the laboratory tests, anthropometric measurement performed during the study period and perinatal outcomes.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton pregnant women diagnosed as GDM at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation were included.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients after 30th week of gestation and patients with pregestational diabetes were excluded from participating in the study. Patients who were unable to understand Korean, were unfamiliar with mobile phones, who did not have access to a mobile phone, or who were already receiving services from another mobile healthcare agency were also excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional management group

No Intervention group

Description:

The conventional management group received standard GDM management and could freely use the smartphone healthcare application.

mobile management group

Experimental group

Description:

The mobile management group received mobile healthcare services through smartphone application specifically developed for this trial including tailored mobile coaching.

Treatment:

Other: Smartphone application