Protocol for a clinical trial of text messaging in addition to standard care versus standard care alone in prevention of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modification in India and the UK

Protocol for a clinical trial of text messaging in addition to standard care versus standard care alone in prevention of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modification in India and the UK

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a serious clinical problem in both India and the UK. Adoption of a healthy lifestyle through dietary and physical activity modification can help prevent type 2 diabetes. However, implementing lifestyle modification programmes to high risk groups is expensive an...

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Main Authors: Hazel Thomson, Nick Oliver, Ian F. Godsland, Ara Darzi, Weerachai Srivanichakorn, Azeem Majeed, Desmond G. Johnston, Arun Nanditha, Chamukuttan Snehalatha, Arun Raghavan, Priscilla Susairaj, Mary Simon, Krishnamoorthy Satheesh, Ambady Ramachandran, Stephen Sharp, Kate Westgate, Søren Brage, Nick Wareham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Short messaging service
Prediabetes
HbA1c
Diabetes prevention
Randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-018-0293-8

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