A digital health-supported and community pharmacy-based lifestyle intervention program for adults with pre-diabetes: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pre-diabetes indicates an elevated risk of developing type-2 diabetes and presents a window for preventive actions. The Pre-diabetes Intervention, Management and Evaluation (PRIME) programme is a community pharmacy-based pre-diabetes management programme that uses a mobile application for self-monitoring and pre-diabetes education, aiming to promote lifestyle changes among participants with pre-diabetes.

Methods and analysis

This is a protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial that aims to evaluate the impact of the PRIME programme on participants' clinical outcomes and explore participants' and pharmacists' views towards its implementation. This protocol describes the development of the PRIME programme and mobile app, its feasibility and implementation

SUBMITTER: Teoh KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579589 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature