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Trial reportJournal of medical systems2016

A 3-Month Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of a Patient-Centered, Computer-Based Self-Monitoring System for the Care of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

Calvin Or, Da Tao

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of medical systems, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04199416 (Effectiveness of an Interactive, Multi-functional Mobile App-based Technology in Endogenous Healthcare for Individuals With or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04199416 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of an Interactive, Multi-functional Mobile App-based Technology in Endogenous Healthcare for Individuals With or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis: A 12-month Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2021 to 2023Enrolled320ConditionsKnee Pain/Osteoarthritis, Digital HealthArmsmRehab app, Sham app
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Calvin OrDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Room 8-7, 8/f., Haking Wong Building, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China. klor@hku.hk.
Da TaoInstitute of Human Factors and Ergonomics, College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Shenzhen University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the effects of a patient-centered, tablet computer-based self-monitoring system for chronic disease care. A 3-month randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted to compare the use of a computer-based self-monitoring system in disease self-care (intervention group; n = 33) with a conventional self-monitoring method (control group; n = 30) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension. The system was equipped with a 2-in-1 blood glucose and blood pressure monitor, a reminder feature, and video-based educational materials for the care of the two chronic diseases. The control patients were given only the 2-in-1 monitor for self-monitoring. The outcomes reported here included the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, fasting blood glucose level, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, chronic disease knowledge, and frequency of self-monitoring. The data were collected at baseline and at 1-, 2-, and 3-month follow-up visits. The patients in the intervention group had a significant decrease in mean systolic blood pressure from baseline to 1 month (p < 0.001) and from baseline to 3 months (p = 0.043) compared with the control group. Significant improvements in the mean diastolic blood pressure were seen in the intervention group compared with the control group after 1 month (p < 0.001) and after 2 months (p = 0.028), but the change was not significant after 3 months. No significant differences were observed between the groups in the fasting blood glucose level, the HbA1c level, or chronic disease knowledge. The frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose level and blood pressure was similar in both groups. The performances of the tablet computer-assisted and conventional disease self-monitoring appear to be useful to support/maintain blood pressure and diabetes control. The beneficial effects of the use of electronic self-care resources and support provided via mobile technologies require further confirmation in longer-term, larger trials.

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Computers, HandheldAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringBlood PressureChronic DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPatient-Centered CareQuality of LifeGlycated HemoglobinConsumer health information technologyHypertensionRandomized controlled trialSelf-monitoringType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID26802011
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