At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Self-identified as Hispanic/Latino ethnicity
- ✓Age 18 years or older
- ✓Registered patient of a participating Neighborhood Healthcare Clinic
- ✓Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- ✕Severe illness that precludes regular clinic visits
- ✕Pregnant or lactating
- ✕Type 1 Diabetes or gestational diabetes
- ✕Lacks minimal literacy skills
Standardized by ClinicalIndex from the ClinicalTrials.gov record · verify against the source.
Dulce Digital-Me: An Adaptive mHealth Intervention for Underserved Hispanics With Diabetes
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Dulce Digital, Dulce Digital-Me (Automated Delivery), and 1 other intervention for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2. Completed, enrolled 310 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
This study will compare Dulce Digital (i.e., the investigators' proven-effective combination of "one-size-fits-all" educational text messages and nurse monitoring of patient-transmitted blood glucose values) and Dulce Digital-Me (DD-Me), an adaptive/dynamic mHealth (mobile health) intervention that is tailored to individuals' needs and behavioral progress, in improving diabetes clinical control, adherence, and patient-provider communication in Hispanics - an at-risk, understudied population that experiences disparities in diabetes prevalence and outcomes. These striking disparities in the growing and aging US Hispanic population have taxed the US healthcare system, while significantly reducing quantity and quality of life for millions of individuals. By offering an innovative, scalable, and sustainable approach that seamlessly integrates several mHealth technologies into existing primary care team processes to improve the health of Hispanics (and eventually, other at-risk, underserved groups), DD-Me has strong potential to significantly impact public health.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
One-size-fits-all educational text messages, with patient monitoring and transmission of blood glucose values.
Educational text messages, with patient monitoring and transmission of blood glucose values, plus personalized goal-setting and tailored feedback delivered via automated algorithm-driven messaging, incorporated into existing primary care team processes.
Educational text messages, with patient monitoring and transmission of blood glucose values, plus personalized goal-setting and tailored feedback delivered by Medical Assistants, incorporated into existing primary care team processes.