Comparing the Efficacy of a Mobile Phone-Based Blood Glucose Management System With Standard Clinic Care in Women With Gestational Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 6; no. 3; p. e71
• Main Authors: Mackillop, Lucy, Hirst, Jane Elizabeth, Bartlett, Katy Jane, Birks, Jacqueline Susan, Clifton, Lei, Farmer, Andrew J, Gibson, Oliver, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Levy, Jonathan Cummings, Loerup, Lise, Rivero-Arias, Oliver, Ming, Wai-Kit, Velardo, Carmelo, Tarassenko, Lionel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 20.03.2018
• Subjects: Cellular telephones; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Cost analysis; Cost control; Fasting; Gestational age; Gestational diabetes; Glucose monitoring; Hypoglycemia; Midwifery; Monitoring systems; Multimedia; Original Paper; Outpatient care facilities; Patient satisfaction; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Standard deviation; Trauma; Womens health; United Kingdom > UK; app; GDM; digital health; gestational diabetes; pregnancy; blood glucose monitoring

Treatment of hyperglycemia in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcomes and requires intensive clinical input. This is currently achieved by hospital clinic attendance every 2 to 4 weeks with limited opportunity for intervention between...