SupportMe: Text messaging support for patients with chronic disease

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Diseases; Diabetes; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001689460
• Lead Sponsor: Western Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 907

Inclusion Criteria

Patients will be 18 years or older, provide informed consent, be referred by a clinician in the WSLHD and meet all of the following:

a)At least one of the following clinical criteria:

1. Coronary heart disease (CHD) defined as documented prior myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, or 50% or greater stenosis in at least 1 major epicardial vessel on coronary angiography.

2. Type 2 Diabetes as diagnosed by a physician with an HbA1C greater than 7.o% and less than or equal to 11.0%

b)Own a mobile phone

c)Read text messages in English or one of the limited number of languages that we will provide in the program

Exclusion Criteria

a.Unable to complete the study procedures and/or follow-up
b.Any condition that in the opinion of the responsible physician or investigator that renders the patient unsuitable for the study (e.g. severe disability or significant memory or behavioural disorder)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified