Development of Diabetes Mobile Application

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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this study is to measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving patient's knowledge, compliance and diabetes control among uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus mellitus patients in Kedah

Detailed Description
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Specific Objective To develop and validate a diabetes mobile-app (MyD-App) for patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. To measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving knowledge, compliance and control using the newly developed and validated MyD-App among patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Hypothesis There is an increased in patient's knowledge on diabetes after MyD-App usage. There is an increased in patient's compliance on medication and treatment after MyD-App usage. There is a diabetes control improvement (HbA1C < 6.5% or HbA1C reduction ≥ 1%) among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Kedah after MyD-App usage.

Official Title
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Development of Diabetes Mobile Application MyD App To Improve Patient's Knowledge, Compliance and Control: An Interventional Study Among Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Kedah, Malaysia

Conditions
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Diabetes Mobile Application


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age 18-80 years old Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a registered medical doctor. Registered and actively follow up in the health clinics at selected districts. (actively follow up: follow up at the clinic for at least once in a year). Own a smartphone with the Android platform. HbA1C >7% Exclusion Criteria: GDM Illiterate Anemia / Thalassemia Not agree to be the sample for the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: randomized
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: intervention group<br> | Device: Diabetes Mobile Application<br>* incorporating mobile application usage in managing diabetes mellitus patient in health clinics<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good knowledge after using Diabetes Mobile Application | Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good knowledge after using Diabetes Mobile Application (assessment using Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test Questionnaire) | 6 months | 
| Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good compliance after using Diabetes Mobile Application | Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good compliance after using Diabetes Mobile Application (assessment using Malaysia Medication Adherence Assessment Tool (MyMAAT) for diabetic patients) | 6 months | 
| Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good control diabetes after using Diabetes Mobile Application | Percentage of uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus patients who have good control diabetes (HbA1C 7% or more than 1% reduction of HbA1C) after using Diabetes Mobile Application | 6 months |