This study aims to design and test the effectiveness of a lifestyle diabetes risk reduction program, Live Well, Be Well, in reducing risk of diabetes in persons at risk with a focus on reaching lower-income, minority individuals.
To design and test the effectiveness of a lifestyle diabetes risk reduction program, Live Well, Be Well, to increase physical activity, decrease weight, and improve diet, offered in community-based settings to primarily lower income, minority persons aged 25 and older at moderate to high risk of diabetes. The design is a randomized controlled trial with the primary outcome being fasting plasma glucose; secondary outcomes are weight, physical activity, blood pressure, and other physiological risk factors as well as health-related quality of life. This project is a partnership between the University of California San Francisco and the City of Berkeley Division of Public Health.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
230
Lifestyle change program using personal contact and telephone counseling
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Body weight
Time frame: one year
diet
Time frame: One year
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