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MDC Mobile App for Diabetes

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Led By William Martinez, MD, MS

Research Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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 one month follow-up (t1)

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Study Summary

This trial will study a new diabetes care mobile intervention to see how well it works and how users interact with it.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults aged 18-75 with Type 2 Diabetes who are on medication and attend Vanderbilt Medical Center or Brigham and Women's Hospital. Participants must be able to use English or Spanish, have a smartphone or tablet with internet, and an active patient web portal account.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing the 'My Diabetes Care' mobile app for people with Type 2 Diabetes. It aims to understand how users interact with the app, evaluate their experience, and identify any technical issues before a larger-scale trial.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves using a mobile application rather than medication, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience frustration or difficulty if they encounter usability issues with the app.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ one month follow-up (t1)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~one month follow-up (t1)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one month follow-up (t1) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

System Usage

Usability

User Experience - Acceptance

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Diabetes Distress

Change in Diabetes Knowledge

Change in Diabetes Readiness for Change

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: My Diabetes Care (MDC) MobileExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients have access to a patient web portal embedded with the My Diabetes Care (MDC) intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterLead Sponsor

856 Previous Clinical Trials

672,125 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH

2,696 Previous Clinical Trials

6,952,521 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH

2,356 Previous Clinical Trials

4,314,999 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the primary goal of this research initiative?

"The main goal of this trial, evaluated over a one month follow-up (T1), is to assess usability. Secondary outcomes involve measuring the changes in self-care activity with the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activity (SDSCA) tool, medication adherence through the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS), and diabetes distress using The Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID-5)."

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Is registration currently open for participants of this study?

"According to information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is not presently enrolling patients; the initial posting was November 1st 2022 and it has been modified most recently on October 19th of that same year. Although no longer recruiting, there are still 1391 other studies requiring participants at present."

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Does the age requirement for this research project preclude individuals over 25 years old?

"To join this research, applicants must be between 18 and 75 years of age. This trial has 192 entries for minors while 1066 patients aged 65+ are also eligible to participate."

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Do I qualify to participate in this medical experiment?

"This clinical trial seeks 90 individuals between 18 and 75 years old that have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, type 2. In addition to this criterion, potential participants must also be taking at least one medication for the condition, need access to a smartphone or tablet with internet connectivity, possess an active web portal account (e.g., My Health at Vanderbilt or Patient Gateway), and either speak or read Spanish/English fluently."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

My Diabetes Care: A Scalability and Usability Study

William Martinez, MD, MS 2022. "My Diabetes Care: A Scalability and Usability Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05448105.