Sweet Days

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: PACTR202001497195086
• Lead Sponsor: High Institute of Public Health Alexandria University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

•Age: 18 years old and more.
•Diagnosed with T2D up to 15 years according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards (ADA, 2018).
•With poorly controlled diabetes, (pre-intervention HbA1c values of 7% up to 10%).
•Registered in the selected PHC centers and living in Alexandria.
•Currently on oral medication therapy (if purchased from the center pharmacy) and able to afford the cost for 6 months treatment (if purchased from an external pharmacy).
•Has a personal mobile phone.
•Know how to retrieve/read SMS on a mobile phone (Arabic alphabets).
•Available for the study duration.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with clinical conditions that might interfere with the study such as pregnancy, mental illness, poor eyesight, hearing or vocalization, visual, renal or liver impairment, other serious illness or co-morbidities requiring hospitalization.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the effect of the intervention on patients with type 2 diabetes in terms of glycemic control (HbA1c level).<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the effect of the intervention on patients with type 2 diabetes in terms of:<br>•Adherence to the prescribed hypoglycemic medications.<br>•Diabetes-related knowledge.<br>