Mobile Sipoo - Telemonitoring With Combined With Active Assistance Technology
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Hypertension

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 focused on measuring patient decision support, telemonitoring, self-management, remote patient monitoring, active assistance technology, selfcare
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension made at least 6 months prior to inclusion to study.
- For hypertensive patients: Blood pressure over 140/90 mmHg (systolic and diastolic separately) treated or untreated
- Diabetes patients: Glycohemoglobin A1c over 6.5% but lower that 11%
- use of diabetes medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who decline to participate
- Patients specifically excluded by the health centre physician
- Patients unable to co-operate, expected poor study compliance (IT illiterate) or reluctance to perform self monitoring
- Pregnancy
- Patients with a life expectance of less than one year
- Patients with major elective surgery planned within 6 months or patient has had major surgery within last 2 months.
- Patients with psychiatric disorders (depression), abuse of alcohol or narcotics complicating or disabling participation in the study
Sites / Locations
- Sipoo Health Care Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control group
Telemonitoring group
Control group received usual care
Intervention patients were given a remote patient monitoring toolbox that included a mobile telephone, software application, and assessment devices for measuring and remote reporting of hypertension and diabetes -related health parameters at home. The monitored parameters were body weight, steps, blood pressure and blood glucose. Based on their self-monitored data, patients received feedback that was automatically generated, theory-based, health promotion rich information that aimed at strengthening their self-care practices.