The Influence of Motivational Text Messages on Glycemic Control and Healthy Lifestyle Choices in Patients With Diabetes
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- HbA1c levels at 6 months from beginning of messages
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Masking Description
Randomization will be by study personell that is not in contact with participants
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
HbA1c levels at 6 months from beginning of messages
Time Frame: at 6 months from beginning of study
Blood HbA1c levels are reflective of how well diabetes is controlled
Secondary Outcomes
- Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire(at 6 months from beginning of study)