Applicability of Cellular Application in Diabetes Type 2 Patients.

Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02691273
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

It was found that an important part of the factors impeding adherence to medication and a healthy lifestyle among the chronically ill diabetic patients lies in proper management of the disease. Since it is a chronic progressive disease the caregiver is the patient himself.Studies have shown that software system, sending text messages / messages / reminders daily and answering questionnaires can improve adherence to a change in lifestyle.

This study is an initial pilot study , which examines Feasibility ( Applicability ) of using a smart application that promotes a healthy lifestyle perseverance parallel use relaxation techniques .

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: cellular application treating diabetes using breathing technique
N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
9 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: breathing technique

this arm includes learning breathing technique using the patient's smartphone.

Behavioral: cellular application treating diabetes using breathing technique

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. 10 percentage improvement in the quality of life questionnaire [two months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • HbA1c above 7.5.

  • Smartphone users.

  • English and Hebrew literate.

Exclusion Criteria:

*Pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Hadassah Medical Organization Jerusalem Israel 9112-

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Avivit Cohen, Hadassah Medical Organization

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02691273
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • NM01-HMO-CTIL
First Posted:
Feb 25, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Nov 28, 2017
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2017
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 28, 2017