Study of Welltang- a Cell Phone-based Diabetes Management Application's Effect on Blood Glucose Control
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Brief Summary
The aim was to assess the impact of a cell phone-based diabetes management application (Welltang) on HbA1c, blood glucose, lipids, physical activity, weight, and blood pressure during 3 months. And hypoglycemic events, the satisfaction of the patients with Boyibang, their diabetes knowledge and self-care behaviors were also evaluated.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus
Started Jan 2014
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 25, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 9, 2014
CompletedDecember 9, 2014
December 1, 2014
4 months
November 25, 2014
December 7, 2014
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
HbA1c
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
blood pressure
3 months
low density lipoprotein cholesterol
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Welltang
EXPERIMENTALpatients using Welltang
usual standard care
NO INTERVENTIONpatients under usual standard of diabetic care
Interventions
The intervention group installed Welltang (downloaded from www.welltang.com for free) designed by Shanghai Geping Information and Technique Company Ltd (Shanghai, China) on their cell phones. Welltang is a cell phone- based diabetes management application that consists of three main parts: knowledge, self-management, communication between patients and clinicians
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All diabetes, aged more than 18 years old. No limit for HbA1c was defined
You may not qualify if:
- patients have any severe complications such as end phase of diabetic nephropathy or proliferative retinopathy. patients who cannot use smart phone.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Weibin Zhou, phD
the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Prime investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 25, 2014
First Posted
December 9, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
May 1, 2014
Study Completion
May 1, 2014
Last Updated
December 9, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-12