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Pilot RCT of a Chinese Medicine Diabetes Education Programme
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a Chinese medicine diabetes education programme is feasible and acceptable, and to explore its preliminary effects on self-management, for adults with type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the Chinese medicine diabetes education programme feasible to deliver in a community setting (recruitment, retention and adherence)? 2. Is the programme acceptable to participants? 3. Does the programme show early signals of improving diabetes management self-efficacy and related outcomes? Researchers will compare the Chinese medicine education programme to usual care to see if the programme is feasible, acceptable and shows preliminary benefits. Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to either a 4-week Chinese medicine diabetes education programme (four group sessions, total 4-6 hours) or usual care 2. Complete assessments at baseline, after the programme, and at 2-month follow-up. 3. Attend a focus group interview at the end of the study (selected participants) Outcome assessors will be blinded to group allocation.
Official title: Development and Pilot Test of a Chinese Medicine Diabetes Education Program 中醫糖尿病個人管理教育方案建構及初步試驗
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-07-30
Completion Date
2027-02-28
Last Updated
2026-08-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Chinese Medicine Diabetes Education Programme
A structured 4-week group education programme (four sessions, total contact time 4-6 hours) that integrates Chinese medicine concepts (body constitution, pattern differentiation, dietary therapy, emotional regulation, acupressure, and lifestyle advice) with modern diabetes self-management education.