ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2021
A Smartphone App-Based Lifestyle Change Program for Prediabetes (D'LITE Study) in a Multiethnic Asian Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Digital Health Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
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- Lower-Intensity Interventions for Prediabetes: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The Use of Mobile Health Interventions for Outcomes among Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Prediabetes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Designing and Psychometric Properties of Self-Care Tool for Adults With Pre-Diabetes: Exploratory Sequential Mixed Method.Nursing open · 2026Article
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- Artificial intelligence in prediabetes care: applications in screening, risk prediction, and lifestyle intervention.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Metformin-Enhanced Digital Therapeutics for the Affordable Primary Prevention of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases: Advancing Low-Cost Solutions for Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disorders.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Application of Behavioral Science in Digital Therapeutics for Individuals With Prediabetes: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionLandmark studies have established that lifestyle interventions focused on weight loss, diet modification and physical activity can prevent diabetes progression. However, the effectiveness of mobile health application among Asians with prediabetes remains largely unexamined. We aimed to assess whether a smartphone app-based lifestyle intervention program would lead to weight loss, normoglycemia and improved metabolic indices in a multiethnic Asian population with prediabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsThis multicentre prediabetes RCT is part of the Diabetes Lifestyle Intervention using Technology Empowerment (D'LITE) trial. Adults (
resultsIntervention group achieved a significantly greater weight loss of 4.2 vs. 1.3 kg [mean difference of -3.1 kg (95% CI -4.5 to -1.7),
conclusionAn app-based lifestyle program led to clinically significant weight loss and improved glycemia, and can potentially augment current standard care in the prevention of diabetes among an Asian multiethnic population. CLINICAL
trial registrationanzctr.org.au, identifier: ACTRN12617001112358.
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