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Intensive health guidance using Internet of Things (IoT) devices providing real-time feedback from healthcare professionals improves glucose control (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetes outpatients compared to conventional self-management without feedback.
This paper describes a protocol for a digital health intervention. It suggests that using connected devices (scales, BP monitors, activity trackers) that transmit data to a doctor or health coach, who then provides monthly feedback, is a method being tested to improve blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes. The results of this specific study are not yet published.
This multicenter, open-label, randomized, parallel group study will compare the impact of intensive health guidance using IoT and conventional medical guidance on glucose control.
Why this rating
This is a study protocol; results are not yet available, though the design is a randomized controlled trial.
Source
Randomized controlled trial for assessment of Internet of Things system to guide intensive glucose control in diabetes outpatients: Nagoya Health Navigator Study protocol.
Takeshi Onoue et al. · PubMed · 2017
DOI 10.18999/nagjms.79.3.323
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