评估预防2型糖尿病的数字干预:印度城市和农村的一个集群随机对照试验的协议
Parizad Avari1,2, Harish Ranjani3, Sharma Nitika3
1School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK. p.avari@imperial.ac.uk.
BMC public health
|October 1, 2025
概括
这项研究将评估一项数字干预措施,以预防患有糖尿病前期的印度成年人2型糖尿病 (T2D). 这些发现可能为低资源环境中糖尿病预防提供可扩展的技术解决方案.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 预防糖尿病 预防糖尿病
背景情况:
- 全球糖尿病患病率不断上升,需要创新的预防策略,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家.
- 印度面临着2型糖尿病 (T2D) 的重大负担,给医疗保健系统和个人带来了巨大的压力.
- 这项研究评估了在前糖尿病印度人群中预防T2D的数字干预措施.
研究的目的:
- 评估在印度糖尿病前期患者中预防T2D的数字干预的有效性.
- 探索基于技术的解决方案在资源有限的环境中预防糖尿病的潜力.
- 为应对日益增长的糖尿病流行病提供可扩展战略的证据.
主要方法:
- 集群随机试验涉及泰米尔纳德邦和德里的3240名糖尿病前患者.
- 干预组接受数字支持;对照组接受标准护理.
- 主要结局:T2D发病率在24个月. 二次结果:心脏代谢事件,生活方式的改变,成本效益.
主要成果:
- 数据收集正在进行中;24个月后将分析初级和二级结果.
- 该研究已在印度中央试验登记处注册 (CTRI/2022/02/040650).
结论:
- 该协议概述了一个强大的设计,用于评估印度的数字T2D预防战略.
- 成功的发现可以证明技术在资源有限的糖尿病预防中的作用.
- 结果可能会为未来的干预和政策提供信息,以减轻LMIC中糖尿病负担.
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