The Hope App: An Immersive Telehealth Solution for Older Adults With Diabetes
Status: Active_not_recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This research study will test how a computer program (called the Hope App) teaches diabetes care skills for older adults with diabetes. The study will compare those who receive diabetes education (10 educational modules and monthly health coaching) through the research program with those who receive care as usual.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• aged 65 years and above
• diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
• English-speaking
• baseline blood sugar value (HbA1c) of 7.5%
• Internet access
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
See Yourself Health
Beverly
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-05-24
Completion Date: 2025-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Experimental: Immediate Treatment Group (ITG)
ITG participants receive access to the Hope App, a newly designed immersive learning and telehealth application designed to deliver engaging diabetes care and self-management education and support for older adults with diabetes.~ITG participants also complete data collection (surveys and HbA1c measurements) at baseline, 3 months after baseline, and 6 months after baseline.
No_intervention: Wait List Control (WLC)
WLC participants receive care as usual for 6 months. They will complete data collection (surveys and HbA1c measurements) at baseline, 3 months after baseline, and 6 months after baseline.~After 6 months, WLC participants will gain access to the Hope App and receive diabetes programming and health coaching for the remaining 6 months.
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Sponsors
Leads: See Yourself Health LLC