A Novel Approach for Fully Automated, Personalized Health Coaching for Adults with Prediabetes: Pilot Clinical Trial (Preprint)

Abstract

Background: Pre-diabetes is a high-risk state for the future development of type 2 diabetes, the latter of which may be prevented through physical activity, adherence to a healthy diet, and weight loss. Mobile health (mHealth) technology is a practical and cost-effective method of delivering diabetes prevention programs in a real-world setting. Sweetch (Sweetch Health, LTD) is a fully automated, personalized, artificial intelligence-based mobile-health platform designed to promote adherence to physical activity and weight reduction in people with prediabetes.