Diabetes Prevention Program Pilot
Pre-diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Pre-diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be at least 18 years old and under age 65 AND
- Body Mass Index ≥25 kg/m2 (≥23 kg/m2 if Asian) AND
- Not be pregnant at time of enrollment AND
- Have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes AND
Have a blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year, meeting one of these specifications:
- Hemoglobin A1c: 5.7-6.4%, OR
- Fasting plasma glucose : 100-125 mg/dL, OR
- Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75-gm glucose load): 140-199 mg/dL, OR
- Have a previous clinical diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), AND
- Not in hypertensive crisis with systolic over 180 and/or diastolic over 120
- Be an established patient at a Penn State Health clinic in State College, PA (i.e. have at least one visit in past 18 months) AND
- Fluent in English AND
- Own and carry an iPhone (running iOS version 10 or higher) or Android (running operating system 7 or higher) smartphone during waking hours
- Internet access
- Tablet or desktop/laptop computer with webcam for classes
- Active email address
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years old and over age 65
- Body Mass Index <25 kg/m2 (<23 kg/m2 if Asian)
- Pregnant at the time of enrollment
- Previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Have a blood test result within the past year meeting one of these specifications:
- Hemoglobin A1c: not in range of 5.7-6.4%
- Fasting plasma glucose: not in range of 100-125 mg/dL
- Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75-gm glucose load): not in range of 140-199 mg/dL
- No previous clinical diagnosis of gestational diabetes
- Active hypertensive crisis with systolic over 180 and/or diastolic over 120 (patients in this category would be referred to primary care provider for immediate visit)
- Not be an established patient at a Penn State Health clinic in State College, PA (i.e. have not had at least one visit in the past 18 months)
- Not fluent in English
- Not own and carry an iPhone (running iOS version 10 or higher) or Android (running operating system 7 or higher) smartphone during waking hours.
- Decisional impairment
- Prisoner status
- Actively taking any of the following drug classes: Biguanides, Sulfonylureas (SU), Thiazolidendiones (TZD), Meglitinides, Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, Dipetidyl Peptidase-IV (DPP4) inhibitors, Insulin , Sodiumglucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) .
- Anyone who does not have internet access
- Anyone who does not have tablet or desktop/laptop computer with webcam
- Anyone who does not have an active email address
Sites / Locations
- Penn State Health Medical Group -- Park Avenue
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Control PSH DPP only
Treatment 1 Financial Incentives A
Treatment 2 Financial Incentives B
Treatment 3 Motivational Text Messaging
This group will be enrolled the PSH DPP program. There will be two cohorts for this arm.
This group will receive gift cards as financial incentive to participate in the PSH DPP program. There will be two cohorts for this arm.
This group will receive gift cards as financial incentive to participate in the PSH DPP program. There will be two cohorts for this arm.
This group will receive text messages with motivational messages while participating in the PSH DPP program. There will be two cohorts for this arm.