NCT02919397

Motivational Instant Messaging and E-diabetes Prevention Programme for High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Effectiveness of Integrating Motivational Instant Messaging Into an E-diabetes Prevention Programme in People at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: a Prospective, Parallel-group, Randomised Controlled Trial (Diabetes Stopwatch)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: King's College London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The overall aim of this feasibility trial is to assess the effectiveness of a wearable technology and an e-diabetes prevention programme delivered via a smartphone application, including motivational messaging, in reducing weight and increasing physical activity in people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

The study will examine whether a wearable technology, combined with biofeedback, motivational messaging and an e-diabetes prevention programme, is effective in reducing weight and increasing physical activity after 12 months. The intervention will consist of a wearable technology and a smartphone application made available for a 12 month period. 22 online multimedia sessions targeting diet, physical activity and mental resilience delivered via the smartphone application. Motivational messaging based on the diabetes prevention module content and biofeedback will be sent to participants via the application. The control group will receive the wearable technology and will have access to a smartphone application detailing their activity. Participants will be directed to the same educational material as is made available via the multimedia sessions, but will not receive motivational messages.

Conditions

• Pre-diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Wearable technology	Buddi wearable technology will record activity levels, participants will access activity data through smartphone application
BEHAVIORAL	Diabetes Prevention Programme educational material	Educational material accessed through smartphone application
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational messaging	Messages sent via smartphone application

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-25
• Completion: 2018-07-12
• First posted: 2016-09-29
• Last updated: 2018-08-09