The Use of Information and Communication Technology–Based Self-management System DialBeticsLite in Treating Abdominal Obesity in Japanese Office Workers: Prospective Single-Arm Pilot Intervention Study

Yuki Kawai   ^{1, 2 *} , MD, PhD ;   Kayo Waki   ^{1, 3 *} , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Satoko Yamaguchi   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Tomomi Shibuta   ⁵ , RN, PHN, PhD ;   Kana Miyake   ^{3, 5} , MD, PhD ;   Shigeko Kimura   ¹ , PhD ;   Tsuguyoshi Toyooka   ⁶ , PhD ;   Ryo Nakajima   ⁶ , ME ;   Kazushi Uneda   ² , MD, PhD ;   Hiromichi Wakui   ² , MD, PhD ;   Kouichi Tamura   ² , MD, PhD ;   Masaomi Nangaku   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Kazuhiko Ohe   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

² Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

³ Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁴ Department of Prevention of Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁵ Department of Healthcare Information Management, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

⁶ Healthcare and Medical Business Smart-Life Solutions Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc, Chiyoda City, Japan

⁷ Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

*these authors contributed equally