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Trial reportJournal of diabetes investigation2019

Effects of mobile phone application combined with or without self-monitoring of blood glucose on glycemic control in patients with diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Yuan Yu, Qun Yan, Huizhi Li, Hongmei Li, Lin Wang, Hua Wang, Yiyun Zhang, Lei Xu, Zhaosheng Tang, Xinfeng Yan and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes investigation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Developing and Evaluating the DiabetesXcel Mobile Application for Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan YuDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8395-9257
Qun YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Huizhi LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hongmei LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lin WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hua WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yiyun ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lei XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhaosheng TangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xinfeng YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yinghua ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Huili HeDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jie ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bo FengDepartment of Endocrinology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai East Hospital · CN

Funding

Key Specialty Construction Project of Pudong Health and Family Planning Commission of Shanghai PWZz2017-12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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introductionThere is potential for mobile applications to deliver new self-management interventions for chronic disease, especially in diabetes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a mobile phone application (MPA) combined with or without self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) on glycemic control in patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was a 24-week period, four-arm parallel group, non-blinded, randomized trial. A total of 185 patients with mean age of 52 years were randomized to group A (no MPA and no SMBG), group B (SMBG only), group C (MPA only) and group D (both MPA and SMBG were used). Changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose and 1,5-anhydroglucitol from baseline to week 24 were analyzed.

resultsAt 24 weeks, the HbA1c levels in patients of all groups decreased significantly from baseline. There were significant differences in the proportions of patients that achieved HbA1c <7% between groups, especially in group C and group D, compared with group A at week 24 (60.4%, 62.2% vs 25.5%, all P < 0.05). 1,5-Anhydroglucitol changes were obvious in group A and group C at week 24 from baseline (all P < 0.05 within groups). Factorial analysis of anova showed that MPA intervention was the main effective factor for HbA1c change (F = 4.59, P = 0.034), and there was no effect on HbA1c change for SMBG intervention (P = 0.975).

conclusionsImplementation of the MPA, Diabetes-Carer, is effective in improving the proportion of HbA1c <7% in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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AdultAgedBiomarkersBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinHumansHyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsDiabetes mellitusMobile applicationsSelf-monitoring of blood glucose

Identifiers

PMID30815973
PMCPMC6717828
OpenAlexW2919041142

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