Study Stopped
Interim analysis of primary outcome (HbA1c at 6 months) revealed no numerical differences after 80 included participants. Further inclusion of participants to reach prespecified N to evaluate primary outcome deemed futile. 138 participants included.
Digital Diabetes Self Management Education and Support for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Diabetes Self Management Education and Support System for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Health Care
1 other identifier
interventional
138
1 country
15
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of using a digital diabetes self management education and support system compared with standard care for patients with type 2 diabetes in primary health care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable type-2-diabetes
Started Nov 2021
Typical duration for not_applicable type-2-diabetes
15 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 24, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 30, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 30, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 30, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 30, 2025
CompletedDecember 18, 2025
December 1, 2025
3.4 years
August 24, 2021
December 11, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
HbA1c
The level of glycated hemoglobin A1 in blood measured in mmol/mol.
6 months
Other Outcomes (13)
Plasma cholesterol
6, 12 and 36 months
Plasma LDL-cholesterol
6, 12 and 36 months
Plasma HDL-cholesterol
6, 12 and 36 months
- +10 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Digital DSME/S
EXPERIMENTALTen-week intervention during which the participant uses a digital diabetes self management education and support system together with the diabetes nurse.
Standard care
NO INTERVENTIONControl group continuing with regular standardized care.
Interventions
Digital diabetes self management and support system
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed according to WHO criteria \< 5 years from randomization:
- Fasting plasma glucose \> 7 mmol/L at two timepoints. OR
- HbA1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol twice or in combination with fasting plasma glucose \> 7 mmo/L once. OR
- Non-fasting plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L at one timepoint in combination with symptoms of hyperglycemia.
- Access to a digital ID-card to access the digital system
- Access to a computer, tablet or smart phone
- Sufficient knowledge of written and spoken Swedish to understand the information given in the digital system.
You may not qualify if:
- Treatment with Insulin
- Other co-morbidities limiting the use of the digital system according to the diabetes nurse judgement. E.g. dementia or severe psychiatric disease.
- Other forms of diabetes mellitus than type 2 diabetes.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Region Jönköping Countylead
- Linkoeping Universitycollaborator
- Region Östergötlandcollaborator
- Uppsala County Council, Swedencollaborator
- The Swedish Diabetes Foundationcollaborator
- Medical Research Council of Southeast Swedencollaborator
Study Sites (15)
Boxholms vårdcentral
Boxholm, Sweden
Eksjö vårdcentral
Eksjö, Sweden
Gislaved vårdcentral
Gislaved, Sweden
Rosenhälsans vårdcentral
Huskvarna, Sweden
Gränna vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
Lokstallarna vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
Norrahammars vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
Råslätts vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
Wetterhälsan
Jönköping, Sweden
Kvarnholmens hälsocentral
Kalmar, Sweden
Kärna vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
Linghems vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
Tannefors vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
Stora Trädgårdsgatans hälsocentral
Västervik, Sweden
Aroma Vårdcentral
Vetlanda, Sweden
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Andreas Stomby, MD/PhD
Region Jönköping County and Linköping University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- The outcomes assessor will be blinded to group allocation.
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 24, 2021
First Posted
August 30, 2021
Study Start
November 30, 2021
Primary Completion
April 30, 2025
Study Completion
April 30, 2025
Last Updated
December 18, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
- Time Frame
- Data will be available after the research group has conducted the planned analyses. Preliminary in year 2027.
- Access Criteria
- See above
Individual participant data will be available upon request to the principal investigator (Andreas Stomby) if it is in accordance with Swedish and international law. Thus, all requests will be judged before IPD is eventually shared.