Development of Diabetes Mobile Application

National University of Malaysia80 enrolled

Overview

this study is to measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving patient's knowledge, compliance and diabetes control among uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus mellitus patients in Kedah

Specific Objective 1. To develop and validate a diabetes mobile-app (MyD-App) for patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 2. To measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving knowledge, compliance and control using the newly developed and validated MyD-App among patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Hypothesis 1. There is an increased in patient's knowledge on diabetes after MyD-App usage. 2. There is an increased in patient's compliance on medication and treatment after MyD-App usage. 3. There is a diabetes control improvement (HbA1C \< 6.5% or HbA1C reduction ≥ 1%) among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Kedah after MyD-App usage.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Diabetes Mobile ApplicationDEVICE

incorporating mobile application usage in managing diabetes mellitus patient in health clinics

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 years old * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a registered medical doctor. * Registered and actively follow up in the health clinics at selected districts. (actively follow up: follow up at the clinic for at least once in a year). * Own a smartphone with the Android platform. * HbA1C \>7% Exclusion Criteria: * GDM * Illiterate * Anemia / Thalassemia * Not agree to be the sample for the study

Locations (1)

Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Kedah

Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good knowledge after using Diabetes Mobile Application

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good knowledge after using Diabetes Mobile Application (assessment using Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test Questionnaire)

Time frame: 6 months

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good compliance after using Diabetes Mobile Application

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good compliance after using Diabetes Mobile Application (assessment using Malaysia Medication Adherence Assessment Tool (MyMAAT) for diabetic patients)

Time frame: 6 months

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good control diabetes after using Diabetes Mobile Application

Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good control diabetes (HbA1C 7% or more than 1% reduction of HbA1C) after using Diabetes Mobile Application

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

MOHD ROHAIZAT HASSAN, PhD

CONTACT

+60126343303 rohaizat@ppukm.ukm.edu.my

MOHD NAZRIN JAMHARI, MPH

CONTACT

+60173287707 drmohdnazrin@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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