None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is a randomised controlled trial (with a wait- list control group) of the six month, group-based go for your Life diabetes prevention program, the Healthy Living Course. Outcome variables included the degree to which participation in the program led to changes in modifiable risk factors including behaviour (physical exercise, dietary intake), diabetes knowledge, body weight, glucose metabolism (measured using an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), triglyceride and cholesterol metabolism, cognitive variables (self efficacy, motivation), and mood (depression, anxiety, and positive affect). Volunteers (N=307) with pre-diabetes were assigned to an intervention or wait control group in the ratio of approximately 2:1. Biochemical, anthropometric, behavioural, cognitive and mood variables were tested at baseline and then again either at the end of the intervention or the wait period.
Interventions
The go for your Life diabetes prevention program, The Healthy Living Course, comprises a series of learning sessions conducted in groups of six to ten people with pre-diabetes. The aims of the program are to promote healthy lifestyle change and reduce risk of progression to Type 2 diabetes. Participants undertake one pre-course individual session, in which personal medical history, eating and exercise patterns are discussed and the course explained. Then follow six sessions spread across six mo
The go for your Life diabetes prevention program, The Healthy Living Course, comprises a series of learning sessions conducted in groups of six to ten people with pre-diabetes. The aims of the program are to promote healthy lifestyle change and reduce risk of progression to Type 2 diabetes. Participants undertake one pre-course individual session, in which personal medical history, eating and exercise patterns are discussed and the course explained. Then follow six sessions spread across six months. The sessions are psycho-educational, providing information on diet, exercise, motivation, goal setting and stress, plus support for participants to adopt healthier lifestyle choices.
Sponsors
Professor Susan Moore
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
28 Years to 86 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
To be eligible to participate in the study participants had to have pre-diabetes, as diagnosed according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) (1985) criteria for pre-diabetes via an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT).
Exclusion criteria
Participants were excluded from the study if they had type 2 diabetes or if they had normal blood sugar metabolism.
Outcome results
None listed