The Impact of Arabic Gamified Mobile Application on Diabetes Control in Egyptian Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Diabetic Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Treatments: Device: educational game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05697484

CL(3017)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective randomized parallel two group pharmacist-led interventional study. The study will involve introduction of the mobile game to pediatric diabetic patients to improve their blood glucose level. The outcomes to be measured are diabetes control and behavioral change in pediatric patients with type1 diabetes mellitus

Enrollment: 76 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Pediatric patients age from 7 to 14 years old to be able to deal with and understand the game.
2. Children previously diagnosed with type1 DM.
3. Arabic speaker.
4. Smart phone (android) access at home, either the mobile of the child or his/her parents.

Exclusion criteria

1. Severe cognitive or psychiatric conditions that prevent a patient from understanding the game. any disorder that significantly impairs the cognitive function of an individual to the point where normal functioning in society is impossible without treatment ,examples: dementia- developmental disorders-motor skills disorders- amnesia- substance induced cognitive impairment)25
2. Diabetic pediatric patients at goal with HbA1c < 7.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: educational game

control group

No Intervention group