mHealth Intervention to Support Diabetes Medication Adherence (Pilot Study)

NCT ID: NCT04738591

Last Updated: 2025-02-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

207 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-30

Study Completion Date

2021-06-28

Brief Summary

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This study aims at evaluating the feasibility of an intervention based on the use of a mobile-device based system delivering automated, tailored brief text messages to offer support for medicine use and lifestyle recommendations alongside usual care to people with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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A list of patients registered in primary care centers of the Balearic Islands and potentially meeting the eligibility criteria will be obtained from electronic health records (EHRs). A research assistant will contact the potential participants via phone to invite them to the study and confirm eligibility. All eligible participants will complete informed consent followed by baseline assessment over the phone before randomization. Participants will be randomly allocated using a computer-generated randomization sequence. All participants will continue with their usual diabetes care including all medical visits, tests, and diabetes support programs throughout the study. In addition, the intervention group will receive the text messaging intervention. Control participants will receive usual care only. After three months of follow-up, all participants will complete post-intervention assessments via phone interview. Data on glycemic control (HbA1c) at baseline and post-intervention will be extracted from EHRs, as according to the protocol used for primary care providers in the Balearic Islands, patients with poor glycemic control (HbA1c \>8% ) must request an HbA1c determination every six months. Results of the most recent determination will be extracted from electronic medical records. For those patients with no recorded HbA1c within the previous three months, the research assistant will contact the primary care center and the patient to arrange blood test analyses.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DIABE-TEXT

Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive text messages in their mobile phones with content about diabetes management, general information about diabetes, medicines, diet and physical activity recommendations and motivational prompts to engage participants in a healthy lifestyle and a good adherence to medication plan. They will also receive reminders for healthcare visits, drug dispensation from the pharmacy and updated results from blood test records.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DIABE-TEXT

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will receive daily (from monday to friday) text messages in their mobile phones during three months.

Usual care

Participants allocated to the control group will not receive any intervention apart from usual care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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DIABE-TEXT

Participants will receive daily (from monday to friday) text messages in their mobile phones during three months.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients registered in the Public Health Service of the Balearic Islands
* With type 2 diabetes
* At least one prescription of an oral glucose-lowering drug
* With results of HbA1C\>8% from 3 months prior to recruitment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Younger than 18 years old
* With insulin treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundació d'investigació Sanitària de les Illes Balears

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Ignacio Ricci-Cabello

Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Arambepola C, Ricci-Cabello I, Manikavasagam P, Roberts N, French DP, Farmer A. The Impact of Automated Brief Messages Promoting Lifestyle Changes Delivered Via Mobile Devices to People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Apr 19;18(4):e86. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5425.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27095386 (View on PubMed)

Farmer AJ, McSharry J, Rowbotham S, McGowan L, Ricci-Cabello I, French DP. Effects of interventions promoting monitoring of medication use and brief messaging on medication adherence for people with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized trials. Diabet Med. 2016 May;33(5):565-79. doi: 10.1111/dme.12987. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26470750 (View on PubMed)

Zamanillo-Campos R, Fiol-deRoque MA, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Mira-Martinez S, Ricci-Cabello I. Development and evaluation of DiabeText, a personalized mHealth intervention to support medication adherence and lifestyle change behaviour in patients with type 2 diabetes in Spain: A mixed-methods phase II pragmatic randomized controlled clinical trial. Int J Med Inform. 2023 Aug;176:105103. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105103. Epub 2023 May 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37267809 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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IB 43/20/20 PI

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RTI2018-096935-A-I00_pilot

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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