Evaluating how feasible a new mobile phone application is for reducing sitting behaviour and improving blood sugar levels in Type 2 diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Type 2 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11167977
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bedfordshire

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124414 (added 29/06/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-06
• Study Completion: 2018-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female
2. Aged 18-65 years
3. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last 4 years
4. In the first stage (single non-insulin blood glucose lowering therapy) or first intensification (dual treatment of metformin plus one other drug) of drug treatment or using a diet and exercise management strategy
5. Speak and read English
6. Body mass index (BMI) < 40 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Type 1 diabetes
2. Diseases or disorders related to diabetes (e.g. heart disease, damage to the retina at the back of the eye, kidney problems, and infections, ulcers or reduced ability to feel pain in feet)
3. Type 2 diabetes diagnosed more than 4 years ago
4. Pregnant
5. Severe obesity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified