EDUCATE study – Research on Diabetes Self-Management Skills
The MELISSA consortium is conducting a study on diabetes self-management skills – the EDUCATE study. The EDUCATE study is currently recruiting participants in the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece. Germany will follow soon. Keep reading to find out more about the study.
EDUCATE study
People with diabetes typically visit their healthcare provider only a few times a year. For the majority of the time, they are responsible for managing their care independently. This involves everyday tasks such as measuring glucose levels, estimating carbohydrates content of a meal and adjusting insulin. These tasks can sometimes be demanding and complex, especially when multiple factors influence glucose levels and advanced diabetes digital tools are involved. For healthcare providers, it can also be challenging to assess which aspect of diabetes self-care require additional support.
The aim of the EDUCATE study is to better understand how people with diabetes manage their daily self-care and how this relates to glucose levels, lifestyle, and personal experiences.
Who can participate?
- People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Treatment with multiple daily doses of insulin or an insulin pump ≥ 1 year
- 18 - 80 years old
What does participation entail?
First, you will come by for a short screening visit to determine whether you can participate. After admittance, the study will last 2 weeks. During the two-week investigation period, we ask the following of you:
- To complete questionnaires about:
- Daily (diabetes) self-management skills
- Diabetes experience
- To keep a digital food diary (goFOOD™Lite app)
- To wear an activity tracker
- To wear a blinded glucose sensor (Dexcom G7)
Why participate?
- More insight into your own diabetes self-care
- Contribution to knowledge about health literacy among people with diabetes so that healthcare providers can offer improved tailor-made care.
Compensation
Travel costs (if applicable)
How does this study relate to the MELISSA clinical study?
The insights of this study will help improve and personalize both technological tools and diabetes care. By identifying individual needs and challenges, the MELISSA app can be adapted to better align with the user needs, enabling them to optimally use the application.
Additionally, the meal photos will support the development of the full version of the goFOOD™ app. The goFOOD™ app uses an AI algorithm to estimate the carbohydrate content of meals based on two photos and is an important feature of the MELISSA app.
Contact
Are you interested or do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact your local research team.
Greece
Κωνσταντίνος Μακρυλάκης
Καθηγητής Παθολογίας
Telephone: + 30 693 6767 589
Γεώργιος Καραμανάκος
Παθολόγος, Ιατρός ΕΣΥ
Telephone: + 30 697 297 8044
E-mail: kmakrila@med.uoa.gr ; gkaramanakos@windowslive.com
Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
ΓΝΑ «Λαϊκό»Netherlands
Lisa den Brok
Arts-onderzoeker
Telephone: +31 88 388 7822
Cassy Dingena
Postdoctorale onderzoeker
Telephone: +31 43 388 3522
E-mail: educate-intmed@maastrichtuniversity.nl
School for Cardiovascular Diseases
Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum +