Testing the Effectiveness of Different Messaging Approaches to Increase Doctor Visits Amongst Individuals With Risk Factors for Diabetes

NCT05755555 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: M220715
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the research is to test the effectiveness of different messaging approaches to nudge members of Vitality and Discovery Health, with risk factors for diabetes (based on data from the Vitality Health Check and Vitality Age assessment), to visit a doctor and test for diabetes. The messages are based on concepts from behavioural economics that aim to make information on screening more salient by using the concept of social proof (person like you) and an authoritative source (a diabetes specialist and the Vitality doctor).

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes; Pre-diabetes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

  Type 2 Diabetes

  8 weeks

• Glucose tolerance test (mmol/L)

  Type 2 Diabetes

  8 weeks

• HbA1C(%)

  Pre-Diabetes

  8 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Diabetes specialist

EXPERIMENTAL

Message with a note from a diabetes specialist

Behavioral: Visit a doctor

Someone like you

EXPERIMENTAL

Message with a note from "a person like you"

Behavioral: Visit a doctor

Vitality doctor

EXPERIMENTAL

Message with a note from the Vitality doctor

Behavioral: Visit a doctor

Interventions

Visit a doctor BEHAVIORAL

Test messages based on concepts from behavioural economics that aim to make information on screening more salient by using the concept of social proof (person like you) and an authoritative source (a diabetes specialist)

Diabetes specialist; Someone like you; Vitality doctor

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Members of Vitality who are also members of the Discovery Health medical plan and who have risk factors for diabetes but who have not previously been diagnosed with diabetes
• Risk factors are age ≥45years, overweight and obesity, family history of diabetes, hypertension or raised high blood pressure, low levels of physical activity, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia.

You may not qualify if:

• \< 18 years \>= 65 years
• Diagnosed with diabetes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd: lead
• Discovery Vitality: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Discovery Vitality

Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2007, South Africa

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Glucose Intolerance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Hyperglycemia

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2023
• First Posted: March 6, 2023
• Study Start: August 4, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 3, 2023
• Study Completion: May 15, 2023
• Last Updated: March 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Locations

ZA (1)