Using SMS reminders to help people with prediabetes lose weight

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This intervention aims to assess the effectiveness of sending SMS messages with advice on physical activity and nutrition to enhance weight loss among individuals with prediabetes in La Réunion. Participants will receive 72 SMS messages as part of a health and dietary management program designed to prevent the progression to type 2 diabetes. The study seeks to provide insights into how SMS interventions can improve health outcomes and inform healthcare professionals about effective diabetes prevention strategies.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject with prediabetes as defined by HAS (fasting blood glucose \> 1.10g/L and \< 1.26g/L; or blood glucose 2h after ingestion of 10g of glucose \> 1.40g/L and \< 2g/L \[HGPO test\])
* included in a health and diet care program for patients with pre-diabetes offered by one of Réunion's CPTS (FindRisc Péi-CPTS program)
* age \> 18 years
* in possession of an SMS-enabled telephone
* able to complete self-efficacy questionnaires
* not expected to move within 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* participant currently being monitored in the PREDIABRUN study
* protected adults (under guardianship or curatorship)
* pregnant women
* refusal to participate in the study
* patients unable to speak Creole or French

Where it's running

• Communauté Professionnelle Territoriale de Santé (CPTS RéSO)
  Saint-Louis, Réunion, France Recruiting
• Territorial Health Professional Community (CPTS) Grand Sud
  Saint-Philippe, Reunion Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: LERUSTE Sebastien, Dr — Réunion Island University
• Study coordinator: Benedicte ARTARIT
• Email: benedicte.artarit@chu-reunion.fr
• Phone: +262262905284

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.