Overview
The aim of this feasibility study is to investigate whether a full scale RCT on the efficacy of a mobile app for risk reduction on type 2 diabetes can be conducted in the way it is planned or whether it needs to be modified. This will be investigated through a feasibility study (small scale RCT) on the efficacy of mobile technology on risk reduction of type 2 diabetes.
Description
A small scale RCT will be carried out a the collaborating Healthy Life Centres (HLC). Trained health personnel will deliver the lifestyle programs at these centres, and the content of their programs should be in line with the national guidelines for physical activity and nutrition. The study sample 60 participants with high risk of developing diabetes type 2.
The participants will be randomized into three study arms, 20 participants in each. One group, the intervention group, will receive the mobile app, the second group will receive group-based lifestyle intervention at the HLCs and the third group will receive group based lifestyle intervention at the HLCs and a mobile application. The middle arm will serve as the control arm for both the non-inferiority trial ( mobile application group and HLC lifestyle intervention only) and for the superiority trial (HLC lifestyle intervention plus mobile app and HLC intervention only).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- smart phone
- prediabetes
Exclusion Criteria:
- not interested in lifestyle change