Reach and Weight Loss Among Comparison Group Participants Who Enrolled in the Active Intervention After a Diabetes Prevention Trial

Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Jun 6:21:E40. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230358.

Abstract

We examined participation rates, engagement, and weight-loss outcomes of comparison group participants in a diabetes prevention trial who enrolled in a digitally delivered diabetes prevention program (ie, an active intervention) after the original trial ended. We evaluated these outcomes by using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and 1-sample z test. We found a high participation rate (73%) among comparison group participants and comparable weight-loss outcomes at 12 months (6.8 lb) after initiating participation in the active intervention relative to intervention group participants during the original trial. Findings support providing evidence-based interventions for comparison or control group participants post-trial. Findings also support examining the cost-effectiveness of post-trial interventions, regardless of the limitations of acquiring post-trial data on weight in an uncontrolled setting.

Publication types

  • Pragmatic Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Weight Loss*