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Behavioral Intervention

Lifestyle counseling with smartphones for Type 2 Diabetes

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By Paul Ritvo, PhD
Research Sponsored by York University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months follow up from baseline
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Study Summary

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes randomly allocated to the intervention arm (health coaching + smartphone-based health promotion software) will have significantly better Hemoglobin A1c levels at 6 months post-intervention than patients with Type 2 Diabetes allocated to the control arm (health coaching alone).

Eligible Conditions
  • Type 2 Diabetes

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months follow up from baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months follow up from baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Hemoglobin A1c
Secondary outcome measures
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Lifestyle counseling with smartphonesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Lifestyle counseling assisted by smartphones
Group II: Lifestyle counselingActive Control1 Intervention
Lifestyle counseling

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)OTHER_GOV
45 Previous Clinical Trials
97,018 Total Patients Enrolled
York UniversityLead Sponsor
58 Previous Clinical Trials
17,361 Total Patients Enrolled
Paul Ritvo, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorYork University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
96 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Journal of Telemedicine and TelecareJournal
Participant Experiences in a Smartphone-based Health Coaching Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Inquiry
Pludwinski, Sarah, Farah Ahmad, Noah Wayne, and Paul Ritvo. 2015. “Participant Experiences in a Smartphone-based Health Coaching Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Inquiry”. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/1357633x15595178.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Electronically Connected Health Coaching in Type 2 Diabetes
Paul Ritvo 2012. "Electronically Connected Health Coaching in Type 2 Diabetes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02036892.
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