Cluster-randomized trial of a mobile phone personalized behavioral intervention for blood glucose control.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test whether adding mobile application coaching and patient/provider web portals to community primary care compared with standard diabetes management would reduce glycated hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Research design and methods

A cluster-randomized clinical trial, the Mobile Diabetes Intervention Study, randomly assigned 26 primary care practices to one of three stepped treatment groups or a control group (usual care). A total of 163 patients were enrolled and included in analysis. The primary outcome was change in glycated hemoglobin levels over a 1-year treatment period. Secondary outcomes were changes in patient-reported diabetes symptoms, diabetes distress, depression, and other clinical (blood pressure) and laboratory (lipid) values.

SUBMITTER: Quinn CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3161305 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature