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Text message-based diabetes self-management support (SMS4BG): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate internal and external validity of mobile phone-based interventions in diabetes self-management education and support.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for diabetes-related distress in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of text message based, diabetes self management support programme (SMS4BG): two arm, parallel randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Trial
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- Effect of Short Message Service on Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Anhui Province, China: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017Trial
- Effect of a mobile phone-based interactive voice response on common childhood illnesses in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Applications of Behavioral Change Theories and Models in Health Promotion Interventions: A Rapid Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Use of Brief Messages Based on Behavior Change Techniques to Encourage Medication Adherence in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Developmental Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- British South Asian Patients' Perspectives on the Relevance and Acceptability of Mobile Health Text Messaging to Support Medication Adherence for Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of a text-message diabetes self-management support programme, SMS4BG.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2020Article
- Big data analytics for preventive medicine.Neural computing & applications · 2020Article
- Mobile phone short message service (SMS) as a malaria control tool: a quasi-experimental study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Association Between the Use of a Mobile Health Strategy App and Biological Changes in Breast Cancer Survivors: Prospective Pre-Post Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Social Cognitive Theories and Electronic Health Design: Scoping Review.JMIR human factors · 2019Article
- Diabetes Care in the Digital Era: a Synoptic Overview.Current diabetes reports · 2018Review
- Opportunities of mHealth in Preconception Care: Preferences and Experiences of Patients and Health Care Providers and Other Involved Professionals.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Insulin Adherence in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismReview
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10 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundAddressing the increasing prevalence, and associated disease burden, of diabetes is a priority of health services internationally. Interventions to support patients to effectively self-manage their condition have the potential to reduce the risk of costly and debilitating complications. The utilisation of mobile phones to deliver self-management support allows for patient-centred care at the frequency and intensity that patients desire from outside the clinic environment. Self-Management Support for Blood Glucose (SMS4BG) is a novel text message-based intervention for supporting people with diabetes to improve self-management behaviours and achieve better glycaemic control and is tailored to individual patient preferences, demographics, clinical characteristics, and culture. This study aims to assess whether SMS4BG can improve glycaemic control in adults with poorly controlled diabetes. This paper outlines the rationale and methods of the trial. METHODS/
designA two-arm, parallel, randomised controlled trial will be conducted across New Zealand health districts. One thousand participants will be randomised at a 1:1 ratio to receive SMS4BG, a theoretically based and individually tailored automated text message-based diabetes self-management support programme (intervention) in addition to usual care, or usual care alone (control). The primary outcome is change in glycaemic control (HbA1c) at 9 months. Secondary outcomes include glycaemic control at 3 and 6 months, self-efficacy, self-care behaviours, diabetes distress, health-related quality of life, perceived social support, and illness perceptions. Cost information and healthcare utilisation will also be collected as well as intervention satisfaction and interaction. DISCUSSION: This study will provide information on the effectiveness of a text message-based self-management support tool for people with diabetes. If found to be effective it has the potential to provide individualised support to people with diabetes across New Zealand (and internationally), thus extending care outside the clinic environment.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12614001232628 .
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