Randomised-controlled trial of a web-based dietary intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Study protocol of myDIDeA

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Brian Oldenburg¹  Zanariah Hussein²  Carina KY Chan³  Amutha Ramadas³  Kia Fatt Quek³ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, 3800, Clayton, Victoria, Australia;Department of Medicine, Hospital Putrajaya, Federal Government Administration Centre, Precinct 7, 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia;Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, 46150 Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia;

关键词: Lesson Plan;    Dietary Practice;    Dietary Knowledge;    Dietary Behaviour Change;    Intervention Randomized Control Trial;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-359

 received in 2011-02-22, accepted in 2011-05-21,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe potential of web-based interventions in dietary behaviour modification of the diabetics has not been fully explored. We describe the protocol of a 12-month match-design randomised controlled trial of a web-based dietary intervention for type 2 diabetic patients with primary aim to evaluate the effect of the intervention on their dietary knowledge, attitude and behaviour (KAB). The secondary objective of this study is to improve the participants' dietary practices, physical measurements and biomarkers.Methods/DesignA minimum total sample of 82 Type 2 diabetics will be randomised, either to the control group, who will receive the standard diabetes care or the e-intervention group, who will participate in a 6-month web-based dietary intervention in addition to the standard care. The dietary recommendations are based on existing guidelines, but personalised according to the patients' Stages of Change (SOC). The participants will be followed up for 6 months post-intervention with data collection scheduled at baseline, 6-month and 12-month.DiscussionWe are aiming for a net improvement in the KAB score in participants of the e-intervention group, besides investigating the impact of the e-intervention on the dietary practices, physical measurements and blood biomarkers of those patients. The successful outcome of this study can be a precursor for policy makers to initiate more rigorous promotion of such web-based programmes in the country.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01246687

【 授权许可】

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