Mobile Application to Create Healthy Food Preparation Habits for Patients With Diabetes and Prediabetes

NCT ID: NCT05726409

Last Updated: 2023-09-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2024-03-31

Brief Summary

Boston Medical Center (BMC) serves many underserved, low-income patients and has developed an innovative strategy to combat food insecurity including a preventative food pantry, a teaching kitchen, and a rooftop farm that provides fresh produce directly to the patients. The presence of this well-established, three-pronged approach places BMC in an ideal position to develop a nutritional education intervention that supports experiential learning in this high-risk population.

For this first exploratory study, 75 enrolled participants will be given a free mobile application with recipes designed to build habits. Participants will cook at least three meals weekly for two months using the app. Self-reported survey data and activity on the app will be collected and used to assess the feasibility of teaching cooking skills through a mobile application.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Pre Diabetes

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Mobile application user

Each participant will be sent an email with a link to download a mobile application to access the meal planner function.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile application

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will use the meal planner function on the mobile application to plan and cook at least 3 meals a week for 12 weeks.

Interventions

Mobile application

Participants will use the meal planner function on the mobile application to plan and cook at least 3 meals a week for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Access to an oven OR microwave, stovetop OR hot plate, and food storage.
• Access to the internet on a smartphone
• Owns a smartphone with iOS Apple Store or Google Play
• Reading proficiency in English
• Has a diagnosis of diabetes or prediabetes(Hb A1C> 5.6)

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Taking any medications or has a condition that limits the ability to increase intake of fruits and vegetables (including warfarin and end-stage renal disease)
• Attended a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) at BMC within the past year or plans to attend during the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Boston Medical Center Food Kitchen

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Boston Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Lauren Ciszak, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine

Locations

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

H-42380

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id