Effect of Motivation Text Messages on Diabetes Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Interventions: Behavioral: motivational SMS; Behavioral: informational SMS

• Registration Number: NCT03167866
• Lead Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus

Brief Summary

The investigators will examine the influence of increasing motivation on healthy lifestyle and glycemic control in diabetes patients. Participants will be randomized to two groups, the control group gets informational text message and the intervention group gets motivational SMS. The patients get a weekly text message and after 26 weeks the HbA1c and quality of life will be assessed.

Detailed Description

The investigators will examine the influence of increasing motivation on healthy lifestyle and glycemic control in diabetes patients. Participants will provide demographic and clinical information, fill human value questionnaires and quality of life questionnaires and decide on personal lifestyle-improvement goals. They will then be randomized to one of two groups: the control group gets informational text message and the intervention group gets motivational text message. The patients get a weekly text message and after 26 weeks we will check the HbA1c and quality of life. The text message will be personalized by including personal details acquired by a questionnaire. They will provide demographic and clinical information.

In addition, the influence of demographic characters and related DM character on the benefit of the motivational SMS will be assessed.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-26
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-30
• Study Start: 2017-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-01
• Study Completion: 2020-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Uncontrolled DM 2 patients (HbA1c > 8%)
• Know to read (Hebrew or Arabic)
• Have a cellular phone
• Can sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• A life expectancy of less than one year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
test group	motivational SMS	DM patients who receive a weekly motivational Short Message Service (SMS) for 26 weeks. motivational SMS
control group	informational SMS	DM patients who receive a weekly informational Short Message Service (SMS) by phone for 26 weeks. informational SMS

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HbA1c levels at 6 months from beginning of messages	at 6 months from beginning of study	Blood HbA1c levels are reflective of how well diabetes is controlled

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire	at 6 months from beginning of study	To design and test the reliability and validity of a brief treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rambam Health Care Campus; 🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel