NCT06904690

JACARDI: A eHealth and Health Literacy Educational Training to Support Older Patients With Type II Diabetes

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The JACARDI trial is a multicenter study involving an educational training, with the general objective to improve the eHealth of older adults in relation to the management of type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

The JACARDI trial is a multicentric study organized as a blended didactic and interactive educational training, with the general objective to improve the eHealth of older adults in relation to the management of type 2 diabetes, thus contributing to independent living, and reduce risks of negative consequences for the health status and quality of life. The trial will be preceded by a pre-study, needed to personalize and finalize the contents of the training, together with the beneficiaries of the study. In particular, during the pre-study, a population with similar characteristics of the target group will be involved in focus groups to refine the contents and practicalities of the training before the recruitment starts. The primary end-point of the JACARDI trial is the improvement of the eHealth literacy after the conduction of the training, to be measured through the eHEALS scale, after 10 weeks of training. The training consisting of 5 modules and will be conducted over 10 weeks (one session every other week), with each session lasting an average of 90 minutes.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Educational training	The educational training is divided into the following five modules: Module 1: Raising Awareness of eHealth and Health Literacy (Introduction to the aims and context of JACARDI and diabetes); Module 2: Acquiring New Knowledge (Health Literacy and Self-Management of Diabetes); Module 3: Acquiring New Knowledge (Technological and Non-Technological Strategies to Support the Self-Management of Diabetes); Module 4: Practicing New Skills (Usability with Practice Sessions); Module 5: Self-Evaluation and Sustainability of Improvement (Final Questionnaire). The training will be conducted over 10 weeks (one session every other week), with each session lasting an average of 90 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-15
• Primary completion: 2026-03-31
• Completion: 2026-03-31
• First posted: 2025-04-01
• Last updated: 2025-04-01

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy