Feasibility of Virtual Simulation-Based Diabetes Foot Care Education in Patients With Diabetes in Ethiopia
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- The number of participants who accepted the virtual simulation-based foot care education.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education on foot care knowledge and practice/behaviour.
Research Questions
The primary question for this study is:
• Is virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education a practical and acceptable intervention among patients with diabetes in Ethiopia?
The secondary questions are:
- What is the impact of virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education on diabetes foot self-care knowledge among patients with diabetes mellitus?
- What is the impact of virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education on diabetes foot self-care behaviour among patients with diabetes mellitus?
- What is the impact of virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education on diabetes foot self-care efficacy among patients with diabetes mellitus?
- What is the impact of virtual simulation-based diabetes foot care education on diabetes foot health-belief among patients with diabetes mellitus?
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
Data collectors will not be informed about participants' group allocation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult patients (18 years of age or older).
- •Type II diabetes mellitus patients who are on diabetes follow-up at University of Gondar tertiary referral hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with type 1 diabetes or gestational diabetes
- •Patients who previously attended any form of formal Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME) program /documented/ in the past three months.
- •Individuals with documented severe cognitive impairment
- •Individuals with documented visual impairment that diminished their ability to navigate the game
- •Terminally ill individuals
- •Individuals without the ability to read or understand the Amharic consent documentation
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The number of participants who accepted the virtual simulation-based foot care education.
Time Frame: One week after the commencement of intervention.
Number of participants who scored 70 and above for the virtual simulation-based foot care education acceptance questionnaire.
The number of participants who believed in the practicality of the virtual simulation-based foot care education.
Time Frame: One week after the commencement of intervention.
Number of participants who scored 70 and above for the virtual simulation-based foot care education practicality questionnaire.
Secondary Outcomes
- The participants' level of foot self-care knowledge.(Baseline and week one.)
- The participants' level of foot self-care behavior.(Baseline and week one.)
- The participants' level of foot self-care efficacy to perform recommended diabetic foot self-care activities.(Baseline and week one.)
Investigators
Fisseha Z Amdie
Assistant Professor
Queen's University