Effectiveness of an Immersive Telemedicine Platform for Delivering Diabetes Medical Group Visits for African American, Black and Hispanic, or Latina Women With Uncontrolled Diabetes: The Women in Control 2.0 Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medically underserved people with type 2 diabetes mellitus face limited access to group-based diabetes care, placing them at risk for poor disease control and complications. Immersive technology and telemedicine solutions could bridge this gap.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of diabetes medical group visits (DMGVs) delivered in an immersive telemedicine platform versus an in-person (IP) setting and establish the noninferiority of the technology-enabled approach for changes in hemoglobin A_1c (HbA_1c) and physical activity (measured in metabolic equivalent of task [MET]) at 6 months.

Methods

This study is a noninferiority randomized controlled trial conducted from February 2017 to December 2019 at an

SUBMITTER: Mitchell SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature