Effect of Education With Mobile App on Metabolic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Educational intervention with App and web site education: This group will only receive intervention with access to the educational website from home, where they will review the different modules focused on diabetes care, nutrition and exercise. in addition to the usual medical care by your treating physician.

Educational interventión with web site education: This group will receive, in addition to nutritional therapy, diabetes education through an educational site, to learn more about the most important aspects of diabetes care. In addition to the usual medical care by your treating physician.

Control group with nutritional therapy: This group will receive only the usual medical care by your treating physician.

Study summary

The objective of this study is to compare the effect of education through a mobile application with medical and nutritional reinforcement on the metabolic control of Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes attending primary care clinics in Mexico.

The research question is: What is the effect of education through a mobile application with medical and nutritional reinforcement vs.

nutritional and medical reinforcement, versus an educational platform to influence the metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes? Multicenter clinical trial in six family medicine units of the Mexican Institute of Social Security. These selected units are: UMF 9, UMF 28, UMF 7, UMF 1, UMF 9 and UMF 10.

Patients with type 2 diabetes will be randomly assigned to the educational intervention through the educational site, (n=160 patients), two clinics will be assigned for the use of the mobile App and the educational site (n=160 patients), and two clinics will be part of the control group (n=160 patients).

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Number of participants with glycosylated hemoglobin at control goals — 12 months
  Glycosylated hemoglobin
• Number of participants with iipid profile in control targets — The baseline and 12 months after the intervention will be evaluated.
  Assessment of the effect of the intervention on lipid profile
• Number of participants with body mass index profile in control target — The baseline and 12 months after the intervention will be evaluated.
  Weight and height will be measured at baseline and at 12 months to obtain the body mass index.

Trial sites (1)

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