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Religious leaders and diabetes prevention in Bangladesh

Prevention of diabetes and related NCDs through religious leaders

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN91564707
Enrollment
824
Registered
2022-05-08
Start date
2022-05-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prevention of diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Participants will be allocated at random in a 1:1 ratio. Intervention arm: provide healthy lifestyle information through religious sermon (khutbah) plus person-specific dietary and physical activity a
Control arm: only provide healthy lifestyle information through religious sermon (khutbah) Follow up is for 12 months

Sponsors

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All individuals aged =25 years with diabetes risk score =9 and diagnosed with prediabetes (IFG/IGT) as per WHO recommended diagnostic value. 2. Both genders 3. Permanent residents 4. Willing to participate and available for 12 months of study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women or planned pregnancy and lactating mothers 2. Known case of T2DM 3. Individuals diagnosed with acute physical or mental illness at the time of screening

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of conversion from prediabetes to T2DM using blood glucose (both fasting and 2 hours after 75-gram blood glucose drink) among the study population at 4 months and 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Rate of T2DM between intervention and control group using blood glucose at 4 months and 12 months 2. Rate of cardiometabolic parameters including obesity (general and abdominal) by measuring anthropometric parameters, HTN by measuring blood pressure, and dyslipidemia by measuring fasting lipid profile between intervention and control group at 4 months and 12 months 3. Changes in physical activity, and dietary habits between intervention and control group using face-to-face interview (control group) and both face to face interview and guidebook at 4 months and 12 months 4. Level of changes in knowledge, attitude, and practice about T2DM and related cardiometabolic parameters among the study participants using the questionnaire at 4 months and 12 months

Countries

Bangladesh

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026