NCT03055702

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with multiple appointments into short message service group and control group. The attendance rate of these two groups of patients will be compared.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
270

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2016

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2016

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 14, 2017

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 16, 2017

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2017

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 30, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

February 16, 2017

Status Verified

February 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

February 14, 2017

Last Update Submit

February 14, 2017

Conditions

Appointments and SchedulesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Keywords

Short Message Serviceappointment reminderAttendance rate

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Attendance Rate of the scheduled clinic appointment

    Attendance Rate

    between booking time and appointment time, usually within 1 weeks to 16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

SMS group

EXPERIMENTAL

receive a mobile phone text reminder for scheduled clinic appointment 24-72 hours before,

Other: Mobile phone text message reminder

Usual care group

NO INTERVENTION

Usual care, either telephone reminder or no reminder

Interventions

Mobile phone text message reminderOTHER

an SMS remind subjects to come for scheduled clinic appointment 24-72 hours before

SMS group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • With diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
  • Have more than 1 clinic services appointment under RAMP-DM programme:
  • (e.g. blood taking, diabetic nurse individual counselling, group education, diabetic complication screening, retinal photo assessment, dietician counselling, etc)

You may not qualify if:

  • Cannot read or receive appointment schedule on mobile phone
  • Do not speak Cantonese/English or read Chinese/English
  • Mentally incapacitated
  • Pregnant Women

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ha Kwai Chung General Outpatient Clinic

Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, 000, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes MellitusGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Man Chi Dao, M.B.B.S.

    Resident

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Man Chi Dao, M.B.B.S.

CONTACT

+85236515411thomasmcdao@gmail.com

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2017

First Posted

February 16, 2017

Study Start

November 1, 2016

Primary Completion

June 30, 2017

Study Completion

March 30, 2018

Last Updated

February 16, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02

Locations

HK(1)