This study will evaluate whether the 12-week health coaching mobile application (LIVEN) will succeed in enhancing lifestyle behaviors in adults with Type 2 Diabetes compared to typical treatment. The mobile application's viability will be assessed in 2 parts; the first part is testing easiness and friendliness of using Liven by the patient and health coach. The second part is evaluating the suitability of Liven education material for the patients and whether the coaching program results in enhancing lifestyle behaviors and blood sugar levels. the investigators hypothesize that the 12-week online lifestyle-coaching program will be viable, and a full-scale study can proceed.
This study will investigate the feasibility of a 12-weeks online lifestyle (nutrition and physical behavior) coaching program through a mobile app (LIVEN) compared to standard treatment for people with type 2 diabetes. This study will be done in two phases; the first phase is the usability study (phase1), in which the user friendliness of the application will be assessed, and any technical flaws will be resolved prior and during the second phase. The second phase of the study will consist of adapting a diabetes educational material and assessing the feasibility of the program (phase2). the investigators hypothesize that the 12-week online lifestyle-coaching program will be feasible, and a full-scale study can proceed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
90
Receiving Standard care, LIVEN educational material and interactive LIVEN application, via having a human component which is a health coach for 3 months
Receiving standard care, LIVEN educational material and access to the application
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
RECRUITINGrecruitment rate - descriptive
reported as the number of participants' consented divide by the number of people that were invited to participate
Time frame: immediately after the intervention (3 months)
retention rates
reported as the number of participants completing all study sessions
Time frame: immediately after the intervention (3 months)
User friendliness
will be assessed via user engagement tracking in the app
Time frame: Daily application engagement data for each patient will be analyzed once at the end of the patient's 12 week program.
Glycemic control - A1c
will be assess via A1c blood test will be reported as percentage. higher % indicate worse outcome
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
Glycemic control - continuous glucose mentoring (CGM)
will be assess via continuous glucose mentoring (CGM) as variability. higher variability indicates worse outcome
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
Body composition - fat free mass (%) physiological parameter
will be assessed via Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). fat free mass (%) will reported as percentage. higher % indicate better outcome
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
Lifestyle behaviors - Health-Promoting Lifestyle profile II (Questionnaire)
will be assessed via Health-Promoting Lifestyle profile II. HPLP-II is a 4-point Likert scale with 52 items including six subscales: health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, and stress management. scores range from 52 to 208. higher scores indicate better outcome.
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
physical performance assessments - upper body muscle strength in kg
will be assessed via Hand Grip Strength using dynameter (power in kg), higher scores indicate higher physical performance
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
physical performance assessments - lower body muscle strength in counts
will be assessed via Sit to Stand Test (count), higher counts indicate higher physical performance
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
physical performance assessments - endurance
will be assessed via 6-minute walk test (distance in m). higher distance indicates higher endurance
Time frame: will be assessed one week prior to the intervention and one week after the end of the intervention
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