biostudies-literatureHuang FNational Key R&D Program of ChinaNational Key R&D Program of China944https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7681998biostudies-literatureUnknown21(1)<h4>Background</h4>Although evidence had demonstrated the effectiveness of smartphone apps in diabetes care, the majority of apps had been developed for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and targeted at populations outside of China. The effects of applying a smartphone app with structured education on glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are unclear. A digital, culturally tailored structured education program was developed in a smartphone app (Yi tang yun qiao) to provide an automated, individualized education program aimed at improving self-management skills in patients with T1DM in China. This trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of this smartphone app among Chinese T1DM patients.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This single-blinded, 24-week, parallel-group randomTrialsAn automated structured education intervention based on a smartphone app in Chinese patients with type 1 diabetes: a protocol for a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.PMC76819982017YFC1309604Huang FLi XLi JXie YLiu FWu XZhou ZfalseAn automated structured education intervention based on a smartphone app in Chinese patients with type 1 diabetes: a protocol for a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Although evidence had demonstrated the effectiveness of smartphone apps in diabetes care, the majority of apps had been developed for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and targeted at populations outside of China. The effects of applying a smartphone app with structured education on glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are unclear. A digital, culturally tailored structured education program was developed in a smartphone app (Yi tang yun qiao) to provide an automated, individualized education program aimed at improving self-management skills in patients with T1DM in China. This trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of this smartphone app among Chinese T1DM patients.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This single-blinded, 24-week, parallel-group random2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Nov2026-04-30T17:32:15.808Z2021-02-20T00:57:13ZS-EPMC76819983322598210.1186/s13063-020-04835-9