Effect of emerging digital technologies and methodologies combined with incentives on HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a parallel, open randomized controlled trial

Table 1 The schedule of the participants

Period	Baseline screening	Follow-up period
Interview	1	2	3	4	5
Days	-7~-1	1	28 ± 5	56 ± 5	84 ± 5
Informed consent	√
Baseline characteristics	√
Physical exams/urinalysis/ Kidney and liver functions	√
H1Abc	√				√
Inclusion exclusion criteria review	√
Random allocation		√
Digital intervention¹		√	√	√	√
Conventional therapy		√	√	√	√
Incentives²			√	√	√
SMBG testing rate³			√	√	√
Weight⁴			√	√	√
Scale evaluation⁵		√	√	√	√
Medical expenses⁶		√	√	√	√
Adverse events evaluation		√	√	√	√

(1) Digital intervention: implementation of the WeChat mini-applet. (2) Incentives: patients will be given incentive content at the end of each monthly follow-up. (3) Calculation of testing rate: self-blood glucose monitoring once every morning on an empty stomach, continuous monitoring for 3 months, detection rate = actual measurement times/expected measurement times, and data recorded in the SMBG diary card. (4) Weight: measured at the clinic during each follow-up visit. (5) Scale evaluation: completed the scale evaluation under the doctor’s instructions. (6) Diagnosis and treatment expenses: during the 3-month period, all medical expenses related to diabetes diagnosis and treatment, including outpatient and inpatient visits, will be recorded

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