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CompletedNCT02227303Updated Mar 24, 2015

A Pilot Open Label Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Combined Impact of Two Mobile Health Products on Health Outcomes in Overweight Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

An interventional study of lifestyle modification instructional and motivational sessions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Medidata Solutions. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-24.

Sponsored by Medidata Solutions · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
23
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of 8-weeks use of the Medidata Patient Cloud (a mobile application for capturing data directly from subjects, enabling entry of diary and quality of life data into internet-enabled devices) in combination with an activity tracker (Fitbit Flex) on health outcomes in overweight people with Type 2 Diabetes.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 23 is below the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Medidata Solutions as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male and female subjects, aged 18 to 60 years, who are English or Spanish speakers.
  2. BMI 25 to 34.9 kg/m2
  3. Subject has type 2 diabetes with HgbA1c \< 8.0%
  4. Subject's glucose is controlled with either diet alone or oral agents that do not cause hypoglycemia (e.g. Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, Thiazolidinediones, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists).
  5. Subject is motivated to increase their activity and make other lifestyle changes.
  6. Subject has:

    • A compatible Apple mobile device with the iOS 7 operating system installed:

      • iPhone 4 or newer
      • iPad 2 or newer
      • iPad Mini
      • iPod touch 5th gen (2012 model) or newer
    • 500MB of free space on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
    • A valid mobile phone number to receive daily updates via SMS text messaging
    • An active iTunes account/password to install study-related software ("apps")
    • Access to Wi-Fi or a mobile data plan to send study data
  7. Female subject is surgically sterile, post-menopausal or agrees to use an acceptable method of birth control as defined in section 2.7.
  8. Subject agrees to not use any new vitamin and/or mineral supplement until after study completion.
  9. Subject agrees to not take any dietary or herbal supplements or products until after study completion. Seven-day washout period prior to study inclusion allowed.
  10. Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol including:

    1. Attending 3 visits, approximately 2 hours each
    2. Wearing and inputting required information into the Fitbit Flex activity tracker
    3. Receiving alerts from the Medidata Patient Cloud
    4. Working on making nutrition and exercise changes over the 8-week study period
    5. Using and updating his/her iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini or iTouch as per study requirements (e.g. downloading the iOS7 operating system, downloading the Medidata Patient Cloud and Fitbit Flex apps, and receiving daily text messages).
  11. Subject is able to understand and sign the informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject has any of the following medical conditions:

    1. active heart disease
    2. uncontrolled high blood pressure (≥ 140/90 mmHg)
    3. renal or hepatic impairment/disease
    4. Type I diabetes
    5. bipolar disorder
    6. active psychiatric disease
    7. Parkinson's disease
    8. unstable thyroid disease
    9. immune disorder (such as HIV/AIDS)
    10. any medical condition deemed exclusionary by the Principal Investigator (PI)
  2. Subject has a history of cancer (except localized skin cancer without metastases or in situ cervical cancer) within five years prior to screening.
  3. Subject is taking oral agents that can cause hypoglycemia (e.g. sulfonylureas, meglitinides and insulin).
  4. Subject is taking or has taken in the past 28 days any supplement or medication (prescription or over the counter) for weight loss (see section 2.6.2); 28-day washout required for study inclusion.
  5. Subject is on an unstable dose of medication (defined as fewer than 90 days at the same dose).
  6. Subject is currently taking any medication deemed exclusionary by PI.
  7. Subject exhibits evidence of hepatic or renal dysfunction as evidenced by ALT, AST, AP being ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal or serum creatinine value ≥ 2.0 mg/dl or other clinically significant abnormal clinical laboratory value per PI discretion.
  8. Subject has a clinically relevant abnormality as defined by the PI or interpreting physician with respect to the electrocardiogram (ECG).
  9. Subject has a QTc interval > 450 msec for males and > 470 msec for females.
  10. Subject has a history of drug or alcohol abuse in the past 12 months.
  11. Subject has begun/stopped smoking ≤ 6 months ago OR has plans to begin/quit smoking.
  12. Subject has experienced a weight loss or gain greater than 4.5 kg (approximately 10 lbs) in the past 3 months.
  13. Subject is pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the study period.
  14. Subject has any condition or abnormality that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the study data.
  15. Subject has taken an investigational product within 30 days of study enrollment (visit 2).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
23 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Lifestyle counseling

    Behavioral: lifestyle modification instructional and motivational sessions

Interventions

  • Behaviorallifestyle modification instructional and motivational sessions
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes from baseline to 8 weeks in glucose, insulin, fructosamine and HgbA1c

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Changes from baseline to 4 and 8 weeks in body weight.

    Time frame: 4 to 8 weeks

  3. Changes from baseline to 4 and 8 weeks in compliance with nutrition goals as measured via dichotomous questionnaire.

    Time frame: 4 to 8 weeks

  4. Changes from baseline to 4 and 8 weeks in compliance with exercise goals as measured by steps per day (provided by the Fitbit Flex).

    Time frame: 4 to 8 weeks

  5. Weekly changes over 8 weeks as compared to baseline in quality of life as measured by the PROMIS® Global Health questionnaire (global physical health and global mental health subscale scores and social and overall health scores).

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Changes from baseline to 4 and 8 weeks on quality of sleep as measured via the sleep efficiency score (provided by the Fitbit Flex).

    Time frame: 4 to 8 weeks

  2. Changes from baseline to 4 and 8 weeks in compliance with exercise goals as measured by active minutes (provided by the Fitbit Flex; requires subject input of data).

    Time frame: 4 to 8 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Miami Research Associates (MRA)
    Miami, Florida 33143, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Evert AB, Boucher JL, Cypress M, Dunbar SA, Franz MJ, Mayer-Davis EJ, Neumiller JJ, Nwankwo R, Verdi CL, Urbanski P, Yancy WS Jr. Nutrition therapy recommendations for the management of adults with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2014 Jan;37 Suppl 1:S120-43. doi: 10.2337/dc14-S120. No abstract available. PubMed 24357208 ↗
  • Ware J Jr, Kosinski M, Keller SD. A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med Care. 1996 Mar;34(3):220-33. doi: 10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003. PubMed 8628042 ↗
  • Faul F, Erdfelder E, Lang AG, Buchner A. G*Power 3: a flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behav Res Methods. 2007 May;39(2):175-91. doi: 10.3758/bf03193146. PubMed 17695343 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 24, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02227303
Lead sponsor
Medidata Solutions
Collaborators
Miami Research Associates
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 28, 2014
Start date
Aug 2014
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Mar 2015
Last update
Mar 24, 2015

Study contacts

Diane R. Krieger, MD
principal investigator · Miami Research Associates. Miami, FL.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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