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Effects of an Activity Control System in Patients With Diabetes: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Other: Beprevent
Registration Number
NCT04380844
Lead Sponsor
Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Brief Summary

Using a smart device (Beprevent) to monitor activities of daily living improves the lifestyle of patients with DM2

Detailed Description

A 6-month randomized clinical trial to evaluate a home activity control system (Beprevent) in the management of the patient with DM2, through the individualized labeling of objects related to them. The study will include 20 patients with DM2 (10 in the intervention group and 10 in the control group) who live alone or with people who can´t move on their own. Data will be recorded to measure the degree of satisfaction of professionals and participants in the study, and clinical and epidemiological data at the start of the study (in its baseline situation) and at the end of the study (at 6 months), to assess the changes produced and Compare them between both study groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥ 18 years, with the ability to give informed consent
  • Patient who has autonomy to carry out activities of daily living (Barthel = 100)
  • patient diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
  • patient in pharmacological treatment
  • To live alone or with a person who cannot move on their own
  • they do not plan to change their address in the 6 months after inclusion in the study
Exclusion Criteria

• DM2 patients whose most recent HbA1c value is ≤7%

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BepreventBeprevent10 will become part of the intervention group. Each of the participants in the intervention group is selected. At first, they are given a series of questionnaires, later (1 day later) we stay at their home to install the Beprevent device, which will remain in their home for a period of two weeks, to finish and once the device of your home, we will proceed to pass the same questionnaires as at the beginning of the test, in order to compare results.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire15 minuts

The Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ-24) is a questionnaire made up of 24 questions about basic knowledge of the disease (10 items), glycemic control (7 items) and prevention of complications (7 items). The questions are closed, with answer options "yes, no and I don't know". Its maximum score is 24. The patient has better knowledge about diabetes the higher the score.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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