Short-Term Effects of the Internet-Based Korea Diabetes Prevention Study: 6-Month Results of a Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 960 - 965
• Main Authors: Lee, Jin-Hee, Lim, Sun-Young, Cha, Seon-Ah, Han, Chan-Jung, Jung, Ah Reum, Kim, Kook-Rye, Yoon, Kun-Ho, Ko, Seung-Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Diabetes Association / Daehan Dangnyobyeong Hakoe 01.11.2021; Korean Diabetes Association; 대한당뇨병학회
• Subjects: behavior therapy; Body Mass Index; Brief Report; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Diabetes; diabetes mellitus, type 2; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Glucose; Humans; Internet; internet-based intervention; Life Style; prediabetic state; Prediabetic State - epidemiology; Prediabetic State - therapy; Prevention; R&D; Research & development; Weight control; 내과학; Behavior therapy; Internet-based intervention; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Prediabetic state; Life style
• ISSN: 2233-6079; 2233-6087; 2233-6087
• DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2020.0225

The aims of this study were to determine the short-term effectiveness of an internet-based lifestyle modification (LSM) program in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in prediabetes patients in community settings. A total of 415 subjects who were diagnosed with prediabetes were randomly assigned to the LSM and standard management (SM) groups. After the 6-month intervention, the LSM group had a statistically significant reduction in body weight, body mass index compared to the SM group participants. In the LSM group, blood glucose levels were significantly decreased after intervention and the clinical improvement effect was evident in the group that achieved the target weight loss of 5% or more of the initial weight for 6 months. Internet-based 6-month-intensive LSM programs conducted by public health center personnel are an effective way to provide lifestyle intervention programs and encourage maintenance of healthy behaviors in subjects with a high risk of T2DM in community settings.