MyDiaText Text Messaging Intervention for Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

In brief

To test a text messaging intervention using MyDiaText and financial incentives to determine whether such an intervention will improve self-reported self-care behaviors in children 12 to 18 years old. The intervention will consist of daily text messages sent to the subject's personal mobile device. Subjects will be incentivized to respond to text messages via a lottery financial incentive. Previously developed text messages based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) behavior goals will be used for this intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02927639

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

166

Starts

2018-07-31

Expected to finish

2019-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-09

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for more than 1 year
• HbA1c greater than or equal to 8% but less than 14%.
• Have been seen in diabetes clinic in the last 6 months
• Owns a personal mobile device with unlimited text messaging plan

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Significant cognitive disability or major organ illness
• Hemolytic anemia

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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