Efficacy of the Self-management Support System DialBetesPlus for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Yuki Kawai   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Akiko Sankoda   ^{2 *} , MD, PhD ;   Kayo Waki   ^{2, 3} , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Kana Miyake   ^{2, 3} , MD, PhD ;   Aki Hayashi   ² , MD, PhD ;   Makiko Mieno   ⁴ , MHS, PhD ;   Hiromichi Wakui   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Yuya Tsurutani   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Jun Saito   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Nobuhito Hirawa   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Tadashi Yamakawa   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Shiro Komiya   ¹ , MD ;   Akihiro Isogawa   ⁸ , MD, PhD ;   Shinobu Satoh   ⁹ , MD, PhD ;   Taichi Minami   ¹⁰ , MD, PhD ;   Uru Osada   ¹⁰ , MD, PhD ;   Tamio Iwamoto   ¹¹ , MD, PhD ;   Tatsuro Takano   ¹² , MD, PhD ;   Yasuo Terauchi   ¹³ , MD, PhD ;   Kouichi Tamura   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Toshimasa Yamauchi   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Takashi Kadowaki   ^{14, 15} , MD, PhD ;   Masaomi Nangaku   ¹⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Naoki Kashihara   ¹⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Kazuhiko Ohe   ² , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

² Department of Planning, Information and Management, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

³ Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

⁴ Department of Medical Informatics, Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan

⁵ Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

⁶ Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan

⁷ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan

⁸ Division of Diabetes, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

⁹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chigasaki Municipal Hospital, Chigasaki, Japan

¹⁰ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nanbu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

¹¹ Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nanbu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

¹² Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Fujisawa City Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan

¹³ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

¹⁴ Department of Prevention of Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

¹⁵ Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

¹⁶ Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

¹⁷ Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan

*these authors contributed equally