title: Weight loss efficacy of a novel mobile Diabetes Prevention Program delivery platform with human coaching.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the weight loss efficacy of a novel mobile platform delivering the Diabetes Prevention Program.
  
  
  METHODS
  43 overweight or obese adult participants with a diagnosis of prediabetes signed-up to receive a 24-week virtual Diabetes Prevention Program with human coaching, through a mobile platform. Weight loss and engagement were the main outcomes, evaluated by repeated measures analysis of variance, backward regression, and mediation regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Weight loss at 16 and 24 weeks was significant, with 56% of starters and 64% of completers losing over 5% body weight. Mean weight loss at 24 weeks was 6.58% in starters and 7.5% in completers. Participants were highly engaged, with 84% of the sample completing 9 lessons or more. In-app actions related to self-monitoring significantly predicted weight loss.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings support the effectiveness of a uniquely mobile prediabetes intervention, producing weight loss comparable to studies with high engagement, with potential for scalable population health management.
authors.affiliation: Noom, Inc., New York, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michaelides
authors.affiliation: Noom, Inc., New York, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raby
authors.affiliation: Noom, Inc., New York, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Noom, Inc., New York, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Kit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farr
authors.affiliation: Noom, Inc., New York, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4153-3316
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toro-Ramos
keywords: Behavioral Interventions; Body Weight; Pre-Diabetes; Telemedicine