Effect of Mobile Phone Telemedicine on Diabetes Care

Adult patients with diabetes on insulin are eligible for the study. They will be randomized to a group using standard of care communication and a group using an I phone intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

19 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

About this study

Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects who know how to operate and own an iPhone, are between the age of 19 to 75, and are on a basal/bolus insulin regimen will be included in the study. Subjects will be randomized to two groups - iPhone versus standard of care and seen in our clinic at an initial/baseline and three month clinical visit. The control group will e-mail, fax, or call their blood glucose log results once a month for an insulin regimen adjustment through verbal communication with a certified diabetic educator once a month as is already implemented at the Diabetes Center. This group will be compared to the intervention group who will submit their blood glucose log results through an iPhone mobile application, called Diabetes Doctor, once a month for an insulin regimen adjustment by a physician with a text message response. The two groups will have their HbA1c, hypoglycemic events, blood glucose dispersion compliance, quality of life, usability and satisfaction with the use of a mobile application will be assessed at each visit with surveys.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Type 1 or type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on insulin basal/bolus injection
Own and are able to operate an iPhone

Exclusion criteria

Type 2 diabetics using only oral medications
Do not own or know how to operate an iPhone

Treatment and study plan

Diabetes Doctor Mobile app

Other

Diabetes Doctor is a mobile application software. The mobile phone application allows a subject to register blood glucose values obtained from their fingerstick glucose meter readings, the type and amount of insulin they are administering, any notes they would like to document, and the date and time of each entry. All data will be entered by the subject manually. The data will be submitted through encryption coded private servers and can be retrievable by a physician on a password protected website for privacy. A physician will evaluate this information to recommend a change of the subject's insulin regimen. The recommended insulin regimen will be delivered to the patient using the same website and received by the subject on the same mobile application software.

Primary outcomes

Evidence for Improved Diabetic Care With Mobile Phone Application Use

Time frame: Six months

Satisfaction and usability was evaluated with a survey for those subjects who used the mobile phone application at the 3 and 6 months period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Nebraska

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Oct 2, 2012
Registry last updated: Oct 17, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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