Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2023
The Effectiveness of a Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Mobile Health App for Individuals With Prediabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial.
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The Development and Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Regimen-based Lifestyle and Mobile Health Application Intervention for People With Prediabetes
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of Smartphone Application-Based Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Individuals With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness analysis of mobile health interventions in diabetes care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Therapeutics in China: Comprehensive Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Lifestyle Intervention in Reducing Insulin Resistance and Preventing type 2 Diabetes in Asia Pacific Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current diabetes reports · 2024Pooled it
- Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-based health education accurately linking system based on traditional Chinese medicine body constitution in patients with chronic disease multimorbidity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Integrating Traditional Medicine to Improve the Care of Persistent Physical Symptom.Health care science · 2025Article
- Application of Behavioral Science in Digital Therapeutics for Individuals With Prediabetes: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Exploring Desired Features of Mobile Health Apps for Patients With Diabetes to Enhance Engagement and Self-Management: Qualitative Study.JMIR diabetes · 2025Article
- Tai Chi for cardiovascular wellness: Integrating an ancient practice into modern therapeutic approaches.BioMedicine · 2025Review
- Dilemmas in Elderly Diabetes and Clinical Practice Involving Traditional Chinese Medicine.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Evaluating the Usability of mHealth Apps: An Evaluation Model Based on Task Analysis Methods and Eye Movement Data.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine constitution and sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Concerns on Generalizability.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Authors' Reply: Concerns on Generalizability.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Impact of Different Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitutions on the Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Retrospective Observational Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories assert that body constitution and meridian energy lay the foundation for disease prevention. TCM-based health concepts have not yet been incorporated into mobile health (mHealth) apps for individuals with prediabetes.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a TCM mHealth app for individuals with prediabetes.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial recruited 121 individuals with prediabetes at a teaching hospital in New Taipei City between February 2020 and May 2021. The participants were randomly assigned to the TCM mHealth app group (n=42), ordinary mHealth app group (n=41), or control group (n=38). All participants received the usual care that included 15-20 minutes of health education about the disease, along with healthy diet and exercise encouragement. The ordinary mHealth app included physical activity (PA), diet, and disease education, along with individual records. The TCM mHealth app additionally included qi and body constitution information, along with constitution-based PA and diet advice. The control group received the usual care alone and did not have access to any app. Data were collected at baseline, at the end of the 12-week intervention, and 1 month after the intervention. Body constitution, including yang-deficiency, yin-deficiency, and phlegm-stasis, was measured according to the Body Constitution Questionnaire, with higher scores indicating a greater deficiency. Body energy was examined using the Meridian Energy Analysis Device. The Short-Form 36 questionnaire was used to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which yielded physical component scores and mental component scores, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental aspects of HRQOL, respectively.
resultsCompared to the control group, the TCM mHealth app group showed greater improvement in hemoglobin A
conclusionsUse of either the ordinary or TCM mHealth app improved HRQOL among individuals with prediabetes. Compared to the outcomes of controls not using any app, use of the TCM mHealth app was effective at improving HbA
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04096989; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04096989.
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