Efficacy of mHealth Apps for Health in a Low-income, Type II Diabetic, Hispanic Population

NCT ID: NCT05279729

Last Updated: 2025-10-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-01

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes and the subsequent benefit of improving type II diabetes outcomes in a low socioeconomic Hispanic population. 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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Weight Watchers (WW)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile health application

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention will be with two different mobile health (mHealth) applications, Weight Watchers and Healthi app (formerly iTrackBites)

Healthi app

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile health application

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention will be with two different mobile health (mHealth) applications, Weight Watchers and Healthi app (formerly iTrackBites)

Interventions

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Mobile health application

Intervention will be with two different mobile health (mHealth) applications, Weight Watchers and Healthi app (formerly iTrackBites)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with type II diabetes
* Between the age of 18-64
* BMI ≥ 27
* Individual annual income less than $47,520 \[Covered CA income guidelines and salary restrictions\]
* Hispanic and/or Latinx origin
* Monitors blood glucose regularly
* Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
* Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile apps

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 okay
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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San Diego State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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San Diego State University

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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Mee Young Hong, PhD

Role: primary

619-594-2392

Robert J Castro, BS

Role: backup

6193636120

Other Identifiers

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HS-2021-0245

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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