NCT07298837Completed
Turtle Therapy on HbA1c and Self-Efficacy Levels With Type 2 Diabetes
The Effect of Turtle Therapy on HbA1c and Self-Efficacy Levels in Diabetes Medication Use in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study examined the effect of live and video turtle therapy on hemoglobin A1c tests and self-efficacy levels in adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for the first time using pre-test and post-test methods.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 51 (actual)
- First submitted
- 9 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 18 Jul 2024
- Primary completion date
- 1 Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
- Diseases
- Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT07298837
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 51
- From 18 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Aug 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Having received DM treatment for less than 6 months,
Other illness
- Having a psychiatric disorder diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
Other
- Refusal to participate in the study,
- Not having T2DM,
Who the study is looking for
- Being 18 years of age or older,
- Agreement to participate in the study,
- Being literate,
- Being able to communicate verbally,
- No vision, hearing, or speech impairments,
- Agreeing to adopt and care for a turtle (turtle group),
- Ownership of a smartphone, tablet, or computer (video turtle group),
- Having been diagnosed with T2DM and having been receiving DM treatment for at least 6 months,
- HbA1c \>7%.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gümüşhane University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gümüşhane | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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