Diabetic FootNCT04029103
Evaluation of The Effectiveness of m-DAKBAS on Foot Care
A study testing knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy in people with Diabetic Foot and Foot Ulcer, Diabetic, run by Sanko University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Aim: To develop the Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) related to foot care for diabetic individuals and to evaluate its effectiveness. Method: The study involved 88 patients who applied to the Diabetes Polyclinic (intervention=44; control=44). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Diabetic Foot, Foot Ulcer, Diabetic, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- What is being tested?
- knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 88 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2017to 29 Jul 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- having a diagnosis history of >1 year;
- having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes;
- having a mobile phone with Android or IOS operating system;
Who cannot join
- having visual impairment,
- hand skill problem, difficulty in communication, or mental insufficiency;
- currently having foot ulcer.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) in Diabetic Individuals
Aim: To develop the Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) related to foot care for diabetic individuals and to evaluate its effectiveness.
Method: The study involved 88 patients who applied to the Diabetes Polyclinic (intervention=44; control=44). While the intervention group used m-DAKBAS (for 6 months), the control group was provided with a verbal foot care training once, as a standardized procedure of the hospital. Data were collected using the "Socio-demographic Form", "Diabetic Foot Knowledge Form - DFKF", "Foot Self Care Behaviours Scale -FSCBS", "Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale - DFCSES", and "m-DAKBAS Assessment Form".
Read the detailed description
Diabetic foot, one of the important complications of diabetes, is a health problem that affects quality of life in a negative way, that has high treatment and care costs and mortality rates, long hospitalization duration and thus with all these aspects a psychological, physical, social and economic priority. Despite all these, diabetic foot complications and amputations could be decreased with the help of a good foot care, education and a multidisciplinary team work. Mobile technologies have been continuously increasing worldwide for the management of diabetes, and the use of these technologies is recommended by international institutions as well.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a Turkish mobile application that would increase patients' knowledge levels about foot health and care, improve their behaviours and self-efficacy, and evaluate its effectiveness so that it could be possible to prevent foot ulcer and the related amputations in individuals with diabetes. The Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) developed for this purpose enables to increase individuals' self-confidence, improve communication with the health personnel, involve patients in their own care in an interactive way, and take responsibility.
The usability of the application was indicated by the patients' feedback, and in line with the purpose of the mobile application, improvements in the patients' knowledge, behaviours and self-efficacy about foot care in diabetes.
- Being tested
- knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy
- Keywords
- Diabetic foot, health technology, mobile application
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetic Foot, Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
knowledge, behaviour, self efficacyOther
Knowledge, behavior and self-efficacy of both groups were measured before and after the study.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| used m-DAKBAS | Active comparator | m-DAKBAS application was downloaded to the mobile phones of the participants who met the research criteria and accepted to participate in the study; the participants were given a username and a password for the confidentiality. They were instructed how to use the application after a number of trials.
The participants were asked to send their blood sugar levels each time they measured it and foot observations daily through the application. Using the admin panel, the researcher followed the participants' frequency of using the application and the data they sent throughout 24 weeks and tried to find solutions to the problems experienced (for example: hyperglycaemia, insulin dosage adjustments). The participants were provided with feedback in line with these data; SMS reminders were sent if the tasks were not completed. Receives: Other: knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy |
| not used m-DAKBAS | Experimental | The participants who met the research criteria and accepted to participate in the study were given training via verbal instruction about the information in the content of m-DAKBAS (definition of Diabetic Foot, risk factors, protective precautions, daily foot care) Receives: Other: knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge
Diabetic Foot Knowledge Form (DFKF) included 20 questions that aim to measure the knowledge level of individuals with diabetes about diabetic foot and foot care. The questions had three options (True, False, I don't know). Each correct answer was scored 1 point. Higher scores indicate higher knowledge levels
Measured: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
Behaviour
Foot Self Care Behaviours Scale is composed of 15 items which were assessed as 1=Never, 2=Rarely, 3=Sometimes, 4=Frequently, 5=Always). Scores range between 15 and 75. Higher scores indicate better self care behaviours
Measured: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
self-efficacy
Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale has nine items which are rated on an 11-item visual scale that range from 0=I find it totally insufficient and 10= I find it totally sufficient. Scores to be obtained from the scale range between 0 and 90. Higher scores indicate higher self-efficacy
Measured: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jul 2019
- Study start1 Jun 2017
- Primary completion1 Apr 2018
- Study completion29 Jul 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Diabetic FootStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 88 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sanko University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Koç University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04029103
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SankoM
- Status last verified
- Jul 2019
- First submitted
- 26 Jun 2019
- Last updated
- 23 Jul 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: the article has been sent to the journal for publication
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jul 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) in Diabetic Individuals
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04029103
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SankoM
- Keywords
- Diabetic foot, health technology, mobile application
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 88 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sanko UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Koç University
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Apr 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 29 Jul 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jul 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Aim: To develop the Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) related to foot care for diabetic individuals and to evaluate its effectiveness.
Method: The study involved 88 patients who applied to the Diabetes Polyclinic (intervention=44; control=44). While the intervention group used m-DAKBAS (for 6 months), the control group was provided with a verbal foot care training once, as a standardized procedure of the hospital. Data were collected using the "Socio-demographic Form", "Diabetic Foot Knowledge Form - DFKF", "Foot Self Care Behaviours Scale -FSCBS", "Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale - DFCSES", and "m-DAKBAS Assessment Form".
Detailed description
Diabetic foot, one of the important complications of diabetes, is a health problem that affects quality of life in a negative way, that has high treatment and care costs and mortality rates, long hospitalization duration and thus with all these aspects a psychological, physical, social and economic priority. Despite all these, diabetic foot complications and amputations could be decreased with the help of a good foot care, education and a multidisciplinary team work. Mobile technologies have been continuously increasing worldwide for the management of diabetes, and the use of these technologies is recommended by international institutions as well.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a Turkish mobile application that would increase patients' knowledge levels about foot health and care, improve their behaviours and self-efficacy, and evaluate its effectiveness so that it could be possible to prevent foot ulcer and the related amputations in individuals with diabetes. The Mobile Diabetic Foot Personal Care System (m-DAKBAS) developed for this purpose enables to increase individuals' self-confidence, improve communication with the health personnel, involve patients in their own care in an interactive way, and take responsibility.
The usability of the application was indicated by the patients' feedback, and in line with the purpose of the mobile application, improvements in the patients' knowledge, behaviours and self-efficacy about foot care in diabetes.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| used m-DAKBAS | Active comparator | Other: knowledge, behaviour, self efficacym-DAKBAS application was downloaded to the mobile phones of the participants who met the research criteria and accepted to participate in the study; the participants were given a username and a password for the confidentiality. They were instructed how to use the application after a number of trials. The participants were asked to send their blood sugar levels each time they measured it and foot observations daily through the application. Using the admin panel, the researcher followed the participants' frequency of using the application and the data they sent throughout 24 weeks and tried to find solutions to the problems experienced (for example: hyperglycaemia, insulin dosage adjustments). The participants were provided with feedback in line with these data; SMS reminders were sent if the tasks were not completed. |
| not used m-DAKBAS | Experimental | Other: knowledge, behaviour, self efficacyThe participants who met the research criteria and accepted to participate in the study were given training via verbal instruction about the information in the content of m-DAKBAS (definition of Diabetic Foot, risk factors, protective precautions, daily foot care) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- having a diagnosis history of >1 year;
- having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes;
- having a mobile phone with Android or IOS operating system;
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- having visual impairment,
- hand skill problem, difficulty in communication, or mental insufficiency;
- currently having foot ulcer.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| knowledge, behaviour, self efficacyKnowledge, behavior and self-efficacy of both groups were measured before and after the study. | Other | not used m-DAKBAS, used m-DAKBAS |
Primary outcome
Knowledge
Time frame: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
Diabetic Foot Knowledge Form (DFKF) included 20 questions that aim to measure the knowledge level of individuals with diabetes about diabetic foot and foot care. The questions had three options (True, False, I don't know). Each correct answer was scored 1 point. Higher scores indicate higher knowledge levels
Behaviour
Time frame: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
Foot Self Care Behaviours Scale is composed of 15 items which were assessed as 1=Never, 2=Rarely, 3=Sometimes, 4=Frequently, 5=Always). Scores range between 15 and 75. Higher scores indicate better self care behaviours
self-efficacy
Time frame: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention
Diabetic Foot Care Self Efficacy Scale has nine items which are rated on an 11-item visual scale that range from 0=I find it totally insufficient and 10= I find it totally sufficient. Scores to be obtained from the scale range between 0 and 90. Higher scores indicate higher self-efficacy
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Jul 2019.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. the article has been sent to the journal for publication
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing knowledge, behaviour, self efficacy in people with Diabetic Foot and Foot Ulcer, Diabetic, run by Sanko University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge (time frame: before the intervention- Immediately after the intervention). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jul 2019.