Electronically Connected Health Coaching in Type 2 Diabetes
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling with smartphoneBehavioral: Lifestyle counseling
- Registration Number
- NCT02036892
- Lead Sponsor
- York University
- Brief Summary
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes randomly allocated to the intervention arm (health coaching + smartphone-based health promotion software) will have significantly better Hemoglobin A1c levels at 6 months post-intervention than patients with Type 2 Diabetes allocated to the control arm (health coaching alone).
- Detailed Description
Inclusion criteria: all participating patients have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, are between 25 and 70 years of age, have a regular primary care physician, and have HbA1c levels \> or = to 7.3.
Exclusion criteria: Axis I and II psychiatric disorders.
Primary outcome: HBA1c at 6 months follow up.
Secondary outcome: Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 115
- Clinical diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- Fluency in English and/or Spanish
- > 75 years of age
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lifestyle counseling with smartphones Lifestyle counseling with smartphone Lifestyle counseling assisted by smartphones Lifestyle counseling Lifestyle counseling Lifestyle counseling
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hemoglobin A1c 6 months follow up from baseline Finger prick A1c test or lab test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 6 months follow up from baseline assessment Self report measure of psychological distress
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Black Creek Community Health Centre
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada