Family-Centered Diabetes Project - Sharing Wisdom

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)200 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized trial of an educational intervention to reduce the risk of diabetes among urban American Indian women

Two hundred American Indian women aged 18 to 40 years were recruited from a large Southwest city to participate in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention. Half of the women were randomized to participated in the educational intervention and half were assigned to a delayed intervention. Measures were obtained at baseline, 6-months,12-months and 18-months.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Prediabetes Metabolic Syndrome Overweight Obesity

Interventions

A lifestyle educational programBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * American Indian women * Aged 18-40 years * Living in Albuquerque area * Not having diabetes Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Planning to become pregnant within 2 years * Diagnosed with diabetes fasting blood glucose \> 126 planning to move out of town in next 2 years

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

decreased dietary fat intake

increased vegetable consumption

increased self-reported leisure physical activity

Secondary Outcomes

fasting glucose

HOMA

serum free insulin

Body Mass Index

waist circumference

decreased dietary intake of total sugar

decreased time watching television

resting blood pressure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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