# Smartphone-Delivered, Diabetes-Modified Behavioral Activation Treatment (Smartphone DM-BAT) in AAs With T2DM

> **NIH NIH K24** · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · 2020 · $173,765

## Abstract

The proposed K24 renewal application is designed to support the career and research trajectory of the
candidate by providing protected time to conduct patient-oriented research on interventions to reduce
complications and deaths from diabetes in ethnic minority groups and mentor the next generation of women
and minority clinical investigators in health disparities research. In the first 5 years of the current K24 grant,
the candidate has trained 40 mentees including: 7 faculty, 2 post-docs, 2 doctoral students, 1 fellow,
and 17 medical students. He has 147 abstracts/presentations and 156 peer-reviewed publications with
mentees. In addition, in the past 5 years, he submitted 27 grants with mentees of which 10 were
funded. The specific aims of the proposed K24 renewal application will be accomplished by completing the
following three objectives:
Mentoring Objective: To increase the pool of clinical researchers who can conduct patient-oriented research
and successfully compete for peer-reviewed grants, as well as mentor the next generation of women and
minority clinical investigators, who are engaged in the national effort to reduce and eliminate health care
disparities. This will be accomplished by mentoring 2 women/minority investigators each year for 5 years.
Career Development Objective: To obtain additional training in leadership, health economics, and health
informatics that would greatly enhance the candidate's research capability and make him a more effective
mentor to trainees in clinical research. This will be accomplished by completing 4 courses a year in leadership,
health economics, and health informatics
Research Objective: The primary objective is to test the efficacy of the Smartphone DM-BAT intervention
comprised of smartphone-delivered, diabetes-modified behavioral activation treatment (education, skills
training and behavior activation), home monitoring with feedback (FORA home telemonitoring system) and
care delivered by nurse educators in improving HbA1c levels in AAs with poorly controlled T2DM. The
secondary objectives are to test the efficacy of the Smartphone DM-BAT intervention in improving BP control
and quality of life in AAs with poorly controlled T2DM. Exploratory analyses will examine the role of process
(information, motivation, self-efficacy, depression) and behavioral measures (diet, exercise and medication
adherence) as mediators of metabolic control.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9980876
- **Project number:** 5K24DK093699-11
- **Recipient organization:** MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
- **Principal Investigator:** Leonard E. Egede
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $173,765
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-09-15 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9980876

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9980876, Smartphone-Delivered, Diabetes-Modified Behavioral Activation Treatment (Smartphone DM-BAT) in AAs With T2DM (5K24DK093699-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9980876. Licensed CC0.

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