Mobile Phone App to Promote Lifestyle Change in People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of mobile health interventions, such as apps, are proposed to meet the challenges faced by preventive health care services due to the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Thus, we developed and conducted initial feasibility testing of the Plunde app for promoting and monitoring individual goals related to lifestyle change for people at risk of T2D.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of an app for promoting lifestyle change in people at risk of T2D. The secondary aim was to assess recruitment rate, resource requirements, and change in potential outcomes for a full scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) study .

Methods

A 3-arm feasibility RCT lasting 12 weeks was designed. Participants were recruited from

SUBMITTER: Skoglund G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature