Trial Outcomes & Findings for Active You: Walk, Dance, and Tone Your Abs to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes (NCT NCT06127251)

Participants were recruited from Emory Healthcare System in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Participant enrollment began April 11, 2024, and all follow-up was completed by May 18, 2025.

Active You: Walk, Dance, and Tone Your Abs to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes

Number of participants enrolled within 4 months after the study opened to enrollment.

Number of participants (Retention rate) retained in each group at 12 weeks after enrollment

The System Usability Scale (SUS) is an industry-standard, 10-item questionnaire used to evaluate the perceived usability of a product, system, or service. It provides a quick, reliable, and quantifiable measure of ease of use and user satisfaction. Users rate their level of agreement or disagreement with 10 statements using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree). Responses are converted and summed according to standard SUS scoring and transformed to a total score ranging from 0 to 100. The average score is about 68. A score above 68 is considered above average/good; a score below 68 is below average. Acceptability Ranges: Scores above 70 are typically considered "Acceptable," while scores below 50 usually indicate a system with poorer usability that needs to be redesigned.

Participant satisfaction was assessed using an end-of-study user experience survey. Participants rated navigation ease (extremely easy/very easy) and overall satisfaction with the content and messaging. Navigation ease (extremely/very easy) Cultural appropriateness (very/somewhat appropriate) Workout access (extremely/very easy) Text reminders helpful (extremely/very helpful)

Participants who visited the PATH platform at least twice weekly.

Adiponectin is a hormone released by adipose tissue and other body tissues, which assists with insulin sensitivity and reduces inflammation. Normal ranges vary depending on sex and BMI and in general lower levels are associated with health conditions of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Adiponectin and leptin will be collected via dry blood spot kits. A significant increase in adiponectin and decline in leptin, and T2D risk score will indicate improved adipocytokine and cardiometabolic risk profile and vice versa.

MCP-1 is one of the key chemokines that regulate the migration and infiltration of monocytes/macrophages. MCP-1 will be collected via dry blood spot kits. A significant decline in MCP-1 will indicate improved adipocytokine and cardiometabolic risk profile and vice versa.

Proinflammatory cytokines: tumor necrosis factor Alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin-1 beta (IL1β), and Interleukin-6 (IL6), and CRP will be collected via dry blood spot kits. A significant decline in TNF-α, IL1β, and IL6 will indicate improved adipocytokine and cardiometabolic risk profile, and vice versa.

Collected via Dried Blood Spot (DBS) kits

The calculation of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) T2D risk score includes covariates such as age, sex, family history of diabetes, history of high blood pressure (BP), body mass index, and PA regimen (total score of 0-11). Scores ≥5 should be formally screened for diabetes per ADA guidelines.

EXSE Scale assesses an individual's beliefs in their ability to continue exercising on a three-time-per-week basis at moderate intensities for 40+ minutes per session in the future. For each item, participants indicate their confidence to execute the behavior on a 100-point percentage scale comprised of 10-point increments, ranging from 0% (not at all confident) to 100% (highly confident). The total strength for each measure of self-efficacy is then calculated by summing the confidence ratings and dividing by the total number of items in the scale, resulting in a maximum possible efficacy score of 100.

Exercise Self-regulation involves skills for planning, organizing, and managing exercise activities. will be measured by the Exercise Goal-Setting Scale (EGS) and the Exercise Planning and Scheduling Scale (EPS). Participants will rate 10 EGS items and 10 EPS items on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (does not describe) to 5 (describes completely). Higher levels of self-regulatory skills, such as goal-setting, self-monitoring, planning, and problem-solving, may result in higher levels of PA.

The Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale is an 18-item scale that assesses enjoyment of physical activity by asking participants to rate "how do you feel at the moment about the physical activity you have been doing" using a 7- point bipolar Likert scale, from 1 (I enjoy it) to 7 (I hate).

SSQ has two-part answer questions. It asks to list up to 9 people who provide support that meets the criteria stated in the question. The support persons are listed by initials and relationship to the participant. Participants then rate their satisfaction (1 - very dissatisfied to 6 - very satisfied) with the support of each person stated in the first part. The support score (SSQN) is calculated by the average of the individual scores across the 27 items. A high score indicates more optimism about life than a low score. Low SSQ scores have a higher prevalence of negative life events and illness. Add the total number of people for all 27 items. (Max. is 243). Divide by 27 for the average item score=SSQ Number Score (SSQN) Add the total satisfaction scores for all 27 items. (Max is 162). Divide by 27 for the average item score=SSQ Satisfaction score (SSQS) Average the above for the total number of family members - this results in the SSQ family score

The Outcome Expectations for Exercise Scale (OEE) contains 9 statements rated by participants using a 5-point Likert scale from 1 "Strongly Disagree" to 5 "Strongly Agree". The OEE was made primarily to study older adults with low expectations of the effects of exercise.