Virtual Diabetes Care for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes on Medicaid and Insulin Therapy
About this study
This 12-month pilot tests a nurse-led, app-based intervention to improve diabetes self-management for Medicaid patients. It includes MyChart messaging to give education, phone help on problem-solving with clinicians, and using a diabetes app to track data. The study aims to enhance self-management behaviors through health technology.
- Condition
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Tested
- app-based nurse-led virtual diabetes care
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Who can join
- Age
- 18 to 90 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 13
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Maximum age: 90 years
- Study condition: Type 2 Diabetes
- A1C \>7 for age 18-64, A1C\>8 for age 65 or older within 12 months prior baseline
- A1C\>7 for age 18-64, A1c\>8 for age 65 or older at baseline
- Medicaid recipient or dual Medicaid and Medicare recipient
- Age 18 or older
- Type 2 diabetes
- On insulin therapy
- Owning and using Android or iOS smartphone for at least 6 months
- English proficiency
- Adequate vision to read text messages on their current smartphone
- Smartphone use proficiency. Smartphone proficiency will be self-reported and determined by telephone as the ability to use a smartphone in ways other than emailing, texting, and making phone calls.
Exclusion 2
- Pregnancy
- Patients with cognitive impairment who will be screened with the Six-Item Screener to Identify Cognitive Impairment Among Potential Research Subjects.
Where
2 sites, 2 recruiting
Rutgers Health Family Medicine at Monument Square
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
University Medical Group General Internal Medicine
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Contact
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Helen NC Chen, PhD
(908) 466-3953 helen.nc.chen@rutgers.edu
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Toya Williams, MPH
(732) 235-7380 toya.williams@rutgers.edu
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.