Noh 2010.
Methods | Study design: parallel randomised control trial |
Participants |
Inclusion criteria: Patients 18– 80 years old with type 2 diabetes either drug naive or who had received prior drug therapy and had a glycated haemoglobin (A1C) level between 7% and 10% with stable glycaemic control were recruited. Stable glycaemic control was defined by no recent addition of hypoglycaemic medications or change in insulin dosing by >10% in the previous 3 months. Persons participating in this study had Internet assess in their homes, their own cellular phone, and the ability to access the Internet and mobile website. Exclusion criteria: Participants with severe medical illnesses including liver cirrhosis, end stage renal disease, and cancer were excluded. |
Interventions |
Number of centres: 5 hospitals Country: South Korea Setting: Mobile and Internet‐based intervention, patients recruited from hospital |
Outcomes | Primary end points for the study were the changes in glycaemic control (A1C, fasting plasma glucose [FPG], and 2‐h postprandial plasma [PP2] glucose). |
Study details | Not terminated before regular end |
Publication details |
Language: English Funding: This research was supported by a grant from the Korean Diabetes Association. Publication status: Peer reviewed journal |
Stated aim of study | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of this computer‐ and cellular phone accessible web‐based system on glycaemic control. |
Notes | Need more details about intervention. Contacted author, no response. |
BMI: body mass index OGTT: oral glucose tolerance test