Web-based Support for People With Type 2 Diabetes

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This project will address vital questions regarding how best to design web-based materials for the growing population of patients with basic literacy and computer skills but lower levels of health literacy, building on our previous experience of developing web-based materials for people with lower levels of literacy and health literacy. This study will be carried out two phases. Phase 1 will use qualitative methods to understand user experiences of the web-based materials through observational 'think-aloud' interviews with users. Phase 2 will test the newly developed web-based materials to a static (non-interactive) version of the materials online.

Official Title
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Developing and Testing Accessible Web-based Support for Patient Self-management of Diabetes

Conditions
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Type 2 Diabetes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Interactive web-based materials
* Behavioral: Static web-based materials


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Potential participants are patients with Type 2 diabetes aged 18 years or more, who are able to consent. Exclusion Criteria: Severe mental health problems, palliative care, recent bereavement, known opposition to involvement in research or inability to complete research measures, e.g. learning disability, inability to read / speak English.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Interactive web-based materials<br>Interactive web-based materials for self-management of diabetes | Behavioral: Interactive web-based materials<br>* Interactive web-based materials for self-management of diabetes<br>|
| Active Comparator: Static web-based materials<br>Static version of the interactive web-based materials | Behavioral: Static web-based materials<br>* Static web-based materials<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| user engagement |  | This will be measured by intervention completion rates | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient enablement |  | Participants will be followed up as soon as they finished looking at the website, which is expected to be 20-40 minutes after they start the study. | 
| Website satisfaction |  | Participants will be followed up as soon as they finished looking at the website, which is expected to be 20-40 minutes after they start the study. | 
| Physical activity attitudes and intentions |  | Participants will be followed up as soon as they finished looking at the website, which is expected to be 20-40 minutes after they start the study. | 
| Diabetes and Physical activity knowledge |  | Participants will be followed up as soon as they finished looking at the website, which is expected to be 20-40 minutes after they start the study. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Diabetes, Health literacy, web intervention