"POWER2DM Evaluation Campaign"

Rationale: Hyperglycaemia is an important cause of long-term macro-and microvascular complications in all patients with diabetes mellitus. However, only a small fraction of the patients with diabetes reaches the set target of glycemic control. Problems with adequate self-management usually underlie problems to maintain glycaemic control. Thus, patients need more support in order to reduce the burden and increase the effectiveness of their diabetes self-management. One way to do this is by using integrated technologies and personalized plans for diabetes care. For this purpose, the POWER2DM support system was developed to give patients insight into their condition and support diabetes patients and their health care professionals in setting and achieving self-management goals using predictive computer model simulations and behavioural action plans. Objective: To provide proof of concept that POWER2DM is safe and effective in improving glycaemic control, improving behavioural/psychosocial and lifestyle markers, and to assess the cost-effectiveness of the approach and to highlight any potential issues that may impede implementation. Study design: This is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial with 9 months follow-up in which patients will be randomised 1:1 to either Power2DM support (Power2DM group) or usual care (usual care group). There will be evaluation moments at baseline, after 11 weeks, 22 weeks and 37 weeks. Study population: 230 patients with diabetes (N=115 type 1 diabetes (T1D), N=115 type 2 diabetes (T2D)) recruited from out-patient clinics in the Netherlands (Leiden University Medical Centre and affiliating teaching hospitals N=115) and Córdoba, Spain (Reina Sofia University Hospital N=115). Intervention: The POWER2DM support group will receive access to the prototype 2 of the POWER2DM system. This system consists of two components: 1) the web-based Shared Decision Making Dashboard, used to set self-management goals together with a health care professi