Text messaging support for patients with diabetes or coronary artery disease (SupportMe): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Low-cost interventions providing self-management support are needed for people with coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes. Mobile phone text messaging provides a potential vehicle for this. The SupportMe Trial aims to assess the feasibility of embedding a text messaging programme into routine clinical practice and will determine if this improves cardiovascular risk factor and diabetes control among patients with CAD or type 2 diabetes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:SupportMe is a randomised controlled trial to be conducted within the framework of a health district-wide integrated care programme for people with CAD or type 2 diabetes mellitus. One thousand subjects will be recruited, with at least 500 in each group. Intervention subjects will receive four text messages a week for 6 months, which provide advice, motivation, information and support for disease management and healthy behaviour. The primary outcome is systolic blood pressure at 6 months. Secondary outcomes include body mass index, waist circumference, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, physical activity levels, dietary intake, quality of life, mood and smoking cessation, and for subjects with diabetes, glycosylated haemoglobin and fasting serum glucose. A process and economic evaluation will also be conducted. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION:The study has been approved by the Western Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee (AU RED HREC/16/WMEAD/331). Results will be disseminated via the scientific forums including peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:ACTRN12616001689460.

journal_name

BMJ Open

journal_title

BMJ open

authors

Cheung NW,Redfern J,Thiagalingam A,Hng TM,Islam SMS,Haider R,Faruquie S,Chow C,SupportMe investigators.

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025923

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-06-19 00:00:00

pages

e025923

issue

6

issn

2044-6055

pii

bmjopen-2018-025923

journal_volume

9

pub_type

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