NCT06587581

Effectiveness of Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Dietary Behaviors Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Low Resource Area of Sabah (DTEXT-SBH)

Effectiveness of Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Dietary Behaviors Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Low Resource Area of Sabah: a Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universiti Malaysia Sabah · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if sending three (3) text messages per week over a six (6) months period to people with Type 2 Diabetes in areas with lack access to dietitian could help them stick to a healthier diet. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does a mobile phone text-message intervention improve dietary adherence among T2DM patients? * Does a mobile phone text-message intervention improve HbA1c and self-management among T2DM patients? Researchers will compare dietary adherence, HbA1c changes and self-management behaviors between the usual care group and intervention group. Participants will: * Be given three (3) text messages per week over a six (6) months period for the intervention group * Both usual care and intervention group will be given standard medical nutrition therapy at baseline, 3rd and 6th months visits to the clinic

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus(T2DM)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Control Group	Participants from the intervention group will receive the usual care over the 6-month intervention period
OTHER	Intervention Group	Participants from the intervention group will receive the usual care and an additional three text messages per week via WhatsApp over the 6-month intervention period

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia