GOAL Life-Style Change Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

GOAL Life-Style Change Implementation Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Health Care

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00398060

Enrollment

389

Registered

2006-11-10

Start date

2003-01-31

Completion date

2007-03-31

Last updated

2008-02-14

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Conditions

Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

Keywords

life-style counseling, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, physical activity, diet, cognitive-behavioral

Brief summary

Life-style change achieved in controlled experimental condition has been shown to prevent type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate to what extent the life-style change can be achieved in a routine health care setting.

Detailed description

The GOAL (Good Ageing in Lahti region) Program Life-style change implementation trial to prevent type 2 diabetes was set to examine and enhance the effectiveness of life-style change counselling in the primary health care. In the intervention, specific nutritional, physical activity and weight loss objectives shown effective in diabetes prevention in an earlier randomised controlled trial are used as a benchmark, embedded in a structured group counselling model with an empowerment-oriented approach and adapted into the primary health care setting. In the trial, effectiveness and process are evaluated, the analyses including gender and socio-economic differences. Participants were 361 middle-aged (50-65 yrs) adults at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, recruited in 16 primary health care centres in Paijat-Hame, Finland. Intervention and data collection took place in year 2003.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive-behavioral life-style counseling

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Type 2 diabetes risk test score \> 11 (Lindstrom & Tuomilehto, 2003)

Exclusion criteria

* mental health problem or substance abuse likely to interfere with participation * acute cancer * type 2 diabetes requiring pharmacological treatment * myocardial infarction during the past six months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nutrition (fat, fiber)	0-1 years
Physical activity	0-3 years
Weight	0-3 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Waist circumference	0-3 years
Blood pressure (diastolic, systolic)	0-3 years
Plasma glucose (fasting, 2 hr challenge)	0-3 years
Serum lipids	0-3 years

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 9, 2026