Official Title
Impact of Telemedicine on Young and Middle-aged Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus During COVID-19 Pandemic
Brief Summary

At present, in order to cope with the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, governments have introduced corresponding measures, COVID-19 lockdown is one of the most important measures. However, lockdown makes the management of chronic diseases (such as type 2 diabetes) more difficult, and telemedicine may be one of the solutions. We hope to explore the effect of telemedicine on blood glucose control and other prognostic indicators of young and middle-aged obese patients with type 2 diabetes who will experience isolation control.

Detailed Description

We recruit patients with type 2 diabetes who need to be isolated due to the COVID-19
epidemic, Our study will include young and middle-aged obese patients. The lockdown period is
21 days. The patients will be randomly divided into two groups with a total follow-up time of
6 months. One group is the telemedicine intervention group, and the other group is the
routine follow-up control group. The intervention group used the hospital telemedicine
management system to upload blood glucose values (fasting and 2h after three meals), food
intake of three meals, and exercise volume (Data collection frequency: first three months, 4
times/week; 4-6 Month, 2 times/week).Doctors will collect data from hospital telemedicine
management system to guide patients on diets, exercise, and medication adjustments. The
control group will be followed up by telephone/outpatient clinic every 1 week. (only
telephone follow-up will be conducted during the lockdown period) Then doctors will collect
their blood glucose values.(fasting and 2h after three meals) Based on the data collected,
The doctors will provide lifestyle guidance to the patients on the telephone or face to face.
The clinical data of the two groups of patients will be collected at baseline, 22 days, 3
months, and 6 months respectively. (HbA1c, fasting blood glucose(FBG), blood glucose 2 hours
after breakfast, blood pressure, Body Mass Index(BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, total
cholesterol(TC), triglyceride(TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C), low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C), Blood Urea Nitrogen(BUN), serum creatinine(Scr), e-GFR,
Self-rating Depression Scale, frequency of hypoglycemia,and Cost effectiveness) The clinical
data will be statistically analyzed.

Unknown status
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Device: Hospital telemedicine management system

Patients upload data of blood glucose, diet and exercise. Then doctors guide patients' diet, exercise and medication adjustment through the telemedicine system.

Other: Usual care

Outpatient/telephone follow-up:continued care, as usual, from their primary care provider through out duration of action 6 months intervention period

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Physician diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for more than 6 months

- 7.0%

- Quarantine for 21 days due to COVID-19 outbreak related reasons

- age: 18 ~ 55 yrs

- BMI≥24

- Be able use smart phones and the Internet

Exclusion Criteria:

- Insulin pump users

- For female subjects: pregnancy or lactation, or subject may become pregnant during the
study

- Patient who underwent obesity surgery to the exclusion of a gastric band, loosened or
removed for more than a year

- Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection

- Have severe complications (chronic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diagnosed
HIV/AIDS, cancer, emphysema, chronic liver or kidney disease) that would affect the
subjects' ability to follow the tailored advice

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: 55 Years
Countries
China
Locations

Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou NO.1 Peoples Hospital
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Investigator: Wenwen Yin
Contact: +86 18112008016
wenwen261621@163.com

Contacts

Wenwen Yin, MD.
+86 18112008016
wenwen261621@163.com

Ning Ding, MD.
+86 17712987026
961897477@qq.com

NCT Number
Keywords
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
COVID-19 lockdown
telemedicine
Obesity
Young and middle-aged
MeSH Terms
COVID-19
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2