Impact of a Virtual Diabetes Self-Care and Education Program on Diabetes-related Outcomes in Latinos With T2 Diabetes

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

96

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2017

Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Diabetes Self-Care and Education Program

Participants will be able to have frequent contact in order to share physical activity and glucose data with the diabetes educator using the smartphone they will receive. Information downloaded to the Glooko Population Management tool can be shared with the diabetes educator.

DEVICE

Fitbit

Participants will be given a Fitbit physical activity tracker which they can use to record their activity and share the information with the diabetes educator using the device's smartphone application.

DEVICE

Smartphone

All virtual visits were performed via provided smartphone. In addition, participants will receive a Glooko MeterSync Blue cable which is able to connect to most glucose meters in order to download glucose data to the Glooko Population Management tool on their smartphones

Trial Locations (1)

78539

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Verizon Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

DHR Health Institute for Research and Development

OTHER

lead

Joslin Diabetes Center

OTHER