Trial to Examine Text-message Based mHealth in Emergency Department Patients With Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The investigators propose an innovative, ED-based mHealth intervention: TExT-MED (Trial to Examine Text-Based mHealth for Emergency department patients with Diabetes). TExT-MED is a technologically simple solution using unidirectional daily text messages to consisting of educational materials, trivia questions and challenges promoting healthy lifestyle choices and reminders to check blood sugar, take medications and go to clinic appointments. The investigators believe TExT-MED will improve health outcomes including blood glucose control and encourage weight loss, healthy eating and exercise. TExT-MED is low cost, easy to use and can be quickly adapted to other practice environments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01403831

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

200

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥18 years old 2) have Type 2 diabetes 3) have a text message capable mobile phone 4) know how to receive text messages 5) speak and read English or Spanish and 6) have a HbA1C ≥8%.

You may not qualify if…

• overt psychosis 2) unable to provide informed consent and 3) pregnancy.

Where it is running

• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States

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