SMS Technology for the Promotion of Diabetes Education and Self-Management in Egypt

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Interventions: Other: SMS messages; Other: Instruction booklet

• Registration Number: NCT02868320
• Lead Sponsor: Hannover Medical School

Brief Summary

This study was conducted at the teaching hospital of Misr University for Science \& Technology. It aimed to examine the use of SMS technology in educating and monitoring diabetic patients in Egypt, and assess the impact of educational text messages on their glycemic control and self-management behaviors. Participants were randomized into an intervention and a control group. Intervention patients received an instruction booklet as well as daily educational and weekly reminder messages to better control their diabetes. Control patients received the same instruction booklet but no SMS messages. Both group patients took an HbA1c test at the beginning and end of the study period and were asked to measure their blood glucose once a week and record their readings into a monitoring table over 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in HbA1c levels, which was expected to be greater among intervention patients at the end of the study. Secondary outcomes included blood glucose levels, treatment and medication adherence, diabetes self-efficacy, rate of hospital/ER visits, frequency of blood glucose measurement, among others.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-11
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

• has diabetes
• owns a mobile phone
• can read SMS messages or lives with someone that can read for them.

Exclusion Criteria

• cannot read or not SMS familiar and lives alone

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Instruction booklet	This group received a diabetes instruction booklet in addition to daily educational SMS messages and weekly reminders
Intervention group	SMS messages	This group received a diabetes instruction booklet in addition to daily educational SMS messages and weekly reminders
Control group	Instruction booklet	This group only received a diabetes instruction booklet

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in HbA1c	baseline and 12 weeks	measured by the difference between endpoint and baseline values and by the number of patients who experienced a reduction of at least 1% from baseline to endpoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
blood glucose levels	12 weeks
body weight	12 weeks
Rate of hospital/ER admissions	12 weeks
Treatment adherence	12 weeks	measured by the diabetes self-care inventory (SCI)
Diabetes self-efficacy	12 weeks	measured by the diabetes empowerment scale short form (DES-SF)
Frequency of blood glucose measurement	12 weeks
Medication adherence	12 weeks	measured by the Morisky medication adherence scale (MMAS-4)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Misr University for Science & Technology (MUST) hospital; 🇪🇬 Giza, Cairo, Egypt