MyDiaText Text Messaging Intervention for Diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Interventions: Other: MyDiaText

• Registration Number: NCT02927639
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Brief Summary

To test a text messaging intervention using MyDiaText and financial incentives to determine whether such an intervention will improve self-reported self-care behaviors in children 12 to 18 years old. The intervention will consist of daily text messages sent to the subject's personal mobile device. Subjects will be incentivized to respond to text messages via a lottery financial incentive. Previously developed text messages based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) behavior goals will be used for this intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-07
• Study Start: 2018-07-31
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-01
• Study Completion: 2019-10-01
• Results First Submitted: 2020-08-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-11-18
• Results First Posted: 2020-11-20
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 166

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for more than 1 year
• HbA1c greater than or equal to 8% but less than 14%.
• Have been seen in diabetes clinic in the last 6 months
• Owns a personal mobile device with unlimited text messaging plan

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking
• Significant cognitive disability or major organ illness
• Hemolytic anemia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	MyDiaText	This group will receive the intervention for 6 months. The intervention will consist of daily text messages sent to the subject's personal mobile device in addition to the usual standard care. Subjects will be incentivized to respond to text messages via a financial reward lottery system. Previously developed text messages based on the ADA behavior goals will be used for this intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Self-Care Inventory (SCI) Score From Baseline to 6 Months	6 months	Estimate of self-management will be assessed via the Self-Care Inventory questionnaire. This scale measures self-reported adherence to diabetes self-care behaviors. A higher score on 1-5 scale is associated with more self care behaviors, i.e., better outcomes. The outcome was mean score on the scale. If a participant responded N/A, this question was not included in calculation of mean score.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) From Baseline to 6 Months	6 months	Hemoglobin A1c is a measure of glycemic control scale that reflects how well they followed recommendations for self-care during the past month (1="never do it" to 5 ="always do this as recommended, without fail"). Total scores range from 1-70 and previous data shows that youth with better self-care levels (higher scores) have significantly better glycemic control.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States