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COVID-19 Lockdown Related Telemedicine for Type 2 Diabetes

Not Applicable
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Device: Hospital telemedicine management system
Other: Usual care
Registration Number
NCT04723550
Lead Sponsor
Wenwen Yin
Brief Summary

At present, in order to cope with the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, governments have introduced corresponding measures, COVID-19 lockdown is one of the most important measures. However, lockdown makes the management of chronic diseases (such as type 2 diabetes) more difficult, and telemedicine may be one of the solutions. We hope to explore the effect of telemedicine on blood glucose control and other prognostic indicators of young and middle-aged obese patients with type 2 diabetes who will experience isolation control.

Detailed Description

We recruit patients with type 2 diabetes who need to be isolated due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Our study will include young and middle-aged obese patients. The lockdown period is 21 days. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups with a total follow-up time of 6 months. One group is the telemedicine intervention group, and the other group is the routine follow-up control group. The intervention group used the hospital telemedicine management system to upload blood glucose values (fasting and 2h after three meals), food intake of three meals, and exercise volume (Data collection frequency: first three months, 4 times/week; 4-6 Month, 2 times/week).Doctors will collect data from hospital telemedicine management system to guide patients on diets, exercise, and medication adjustments. The control group will be followed up by telephone/outpatient clinic every 1 week. (only telephone follow-up will be conducted during the lockdown period) Then doctors will collect their blood glucose values.(fasting and 2h after three meals) Based on the data collected, The doctors will provide lifestyle guidance to the patients on the telephone or face to face. The clinical data of the two groups of patients will be collected at baseline, 22 days, 3 months, and 6 months respectively. (HbA1c, fasting blood glucose(FBG), blood glucose 2 hours after breakfast, blood pressure, Body Mass Index(BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, total cholesterol(TC), triglyceride(TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C), Blood Urea Nitrogen(BUN), serum creatinine(Scr), e-GFR, Self-rating Depression Scale, frequency of hypoglycemia,and Cost effectiveness) The clinical data will be statistically analyzed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Physician diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for more than 6 months
  • 7.0%<HbA1c<10.0%
  • Quarantine for 21 days due to COVID-19 outbreak related reasons
  • age: 18 ~ 55 yrs
  • BMI≥24
  • Be able use smart phones and the Internet
Exclusion Criteria
  • Insulin pump users
  • For female subjects: pregnancy or lactation, or subject may become pregnant during the study
  • Patient who underwent obesity surgery to the exclusion of a gastric band, loosened or removed for more than a year
  • Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection
  • Have severe complications (chronic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diagnosed HIV/AIDS, cancer, emphysema, chronic liver or kidney disease) that would affect the subjects' ability to follow the tailored advice

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TelemedicineHospital telemedicine management systemDiabetes education and support by telemedicine
Usual careUsual careDiabetes education and support in person
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose control (HbA1c levels)Baseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Change in HbA1c among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Blood glucose 2 hours after breakfastBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Change in Blood glucose 2 hours after breakfast among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Change in biological parameter: BUNBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: BUN

Change in biological parameter: TCBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: TC

Change in FBGBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Change in FBG among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Change in waist-to-hip ratio6 months

Comparison of waist-to-hip ratio changes among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Change in biological parameter: TGBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: TG

Change in biological parameter: HDL-CBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: HDL-C

Change in biological parameter: e-GFRBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: e-GFR

Body mass BMI changesBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Comparison of BMI changes among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Change in Blood pressureBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Change in Blood pressure among control and telemedicine groups from baseline to 6 months

Change in biological parameter: ScrBaseline, 22days,3 months and 6 months

Variation between baseline to 6 months of Biological parameter among control and telemedicine groups: Scr

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou NO.1 Peoples Hospital

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Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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