Feel4Diabetes-study

Conditions

Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

Keywords

Prevention

Brief summary

The aim of the Feel4Diabetes-study is to develop, implement and evaluate a community-based intervention aiming to create a more supportive social and physical environment to promote lifestyle and behaviour change to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from low and middle income countries and from vulnerable groups in high income countries in Europe.

Detailed description

The aim of the Feel4Diabetes-study is to develop, implement and evaluate a community-based intervention aiming to create a more supportive social and physical environment to promote lifestyle and behaviour change to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from low and middle income countries and from vulnerable groups in high income countries in Europe. The Feel4Diabetes-intervention will be developed according to the results of systematic literature reviews, narrative reviews and surveys regarding existing research programs, legislation and policies as well as infrastructures, facilities and human resources, which will be conducted during the first phase of the project. It will be implemented in six Eurepean countries, namely Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain. The process, impact, outcome, cost-effectiveness and scalability of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention will be evaluated and the results of the study will be disseminated via various communication channels.

Mahmood L, Masip G, Moreno LA, Schwarz P, Roth L, Bretschneider M, Willems R, Cardon G, Iotova V, Usheva N, Tankova T, Karaglani E, Manios Y, Gonzalez-Gil EM, Feel4Diabetes-Study Group13.

2026-09-16

10.1007/s00431-026-07415-2

Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Its Associations With Dietary Patterns and Obesity Degree Among Children in Families Across Six European Countries: The Feel4Diabetes-Study.

Mahmood L, Moreno LA, Schwarz P, Annemans L, Cardon G, Hilal S, Rurik I, Iotova V, Usheva N, Tankova T, Anastasiou C, Manios Y, Gonzalez-Gil EM, Feel4Diabetes‐Study Group.

2026-01-01

10.1111/ijpo.70072

A snapshot of country-specific dietary habits and obesity in European children: the Feel4Diabetes study.

Mahmood L, Moreno LA, Schwarz P, Willems R, Cardon G, Hilal S, Rurik I, Iotova V, Bazdarska Y, Dimova R, Anastasiou K, Manios Y, Gonzalez-Gil EM, Feel4Diabetes-Study Group.

2025-02-271 citations

10.1007/s00431-025-06037-4

The Feel4Diabetes intervention: effectiveness on 24-hour physical behaviour composition in families at risk for diabetes development

Greet Cardon, Sébastien Chastin, Vicky Van Stappen, Nele Huys, Tanya Stefanova et al. (12 authors)

Health Promotion International2022-10-012 citations

10.1093/heapro/daac092

Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle correlates of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in europe: The Feel4Diabetes study.

Kontochristopoulou AM, Karatzi K, Karaglani E, Cardon G, Kivelä J, Wikström K, Iotova V, Tsochev K, Tankova T, Rurik I, Radone AS, Liatis S, Makrilakis K, Moreno LA, Manios Y.

2022-04-024 citations

10.1016/j.numecd.2022.03.021

Frequency of family meals and food consumption in families at high risk of type 2 diabetes: the Feel4Diabetes-study.

Mahmood L, González-Gil EM, Schwarz P, Herrmann S, Karaglani E, Cardon G, De Vylder F, Willems R, Makrilakis K, Liatis S, Iotova V, Tsochev K, Tankova T, Rurik I, Radó S, Moreno LA, Manios Y, Feel4Diabetes-Study Group.

2022-03-307 citations

10.1007/s00431-022-04445-4

Effectiveness of a family-, school- and community-based intervention on physical activity and its correlates in Belgian families with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Feel4Diabetes-study.

Huys N, Van Stappen V, Shadid S, De Craemer M, Androutsos O, Wikström K, Makrilakis K, Moreno LA, Iotova V, Tankova T, Nánási A, Manios Y, Cardon G, Feel4Diabetes-study group.

2020-08-125 citations

10.1186/s12889-020-09336-7

Lifestyle Changes Observed among Adults Participating in a Family- and Community-Based Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Europe: The 1st Year Results of the Feel4Diabetes-Study

Yannis Μanios, Christina‐Paulina Lambrinou, Christina Mavrogianni, Greet Cardon, Jaana Lindström et al. (14 authors)

Nutrients2020-06-3016 citations

10.3390/nu12071949

Feel4Diabetes healthy diet score: development and evaluation of clinical validity

Eeva Virtanen, Jemina Kivelä, Katja Wikström, Christina‐Paulina Lambrinou, Pilar De Miguel‐Etayo et al. (17 authors)

BMC Endocrine Disorders2020-05-0111 citations

10.1186/s12902-020-0521-x

Intra- and inter- observer reliability of anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in primary schoolchildren and adults: the Feel4Diabetes-study.

Androutsos O, Anastasiou C, Lambrinou CP, Mavrogianni C, Cardon G, Van Stappen V, Kivelä J, Wikström K, Moreno LA, Iotova V, Tsochev K, Chakarova N, Ungvári T, Jancso Z, Makrilakis K, Manios Y, Feel4diabetes-study group.

2020-03-1230 citations

10.1186/s12902-020-0501-1

Obtaining evidence base for the development of Feel4Diabetes intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes - a narrative literature review.

Kivelä J, Wikström K, Virtanen E, Georgoulis M, Cardon G, Civeira F, Iotova V, Karuranga E, Ko W, Liatis S, Makrilakis K, Manios Y, Mateo-Gallego R, Nanasi A, Rurik I, Tankova T, Tsochev K, Van Stappen V, Lindström J, Feel4Diabetes research group.

2020-03-1211 citations

10.1186/s12902-019-0468-y

Two-stage, school and community-based population screening successfully identifies individuals and families at high-risk for type 2 diabetes: the Feel4Diabetes-study

Yannis Μanios, Christina Mavrogianni, Christina‐Paulina Lambrinou, Greet Cardon, Jaana Lindström et al. (18 authors)

BMC Endocrine Disorders2020-03-0118 citations

10.1186/s12902-019-0478-9

Effect of integrating a video intervention on parenting practices and related parental self-efficacy regarding health behaviours within the Feel4Diabetes-study in Belgian primary schoolchildren from vulnerable families: A cluster randomized trial

Vicky Van Stappen, Sara De Lepeleere, Nele Huys, Julie Latomme, Maïté Verloigne et al. (10 authors)

PLoS ONE2019-12-115 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0226131

Interventions

BEHAVIORALFeel4Diabetes-intervention

Community-based intervention.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* For children and their parents: low socioeconomic areas and/or vulnerable subgroups of population * For children: first two grades of compulsory education.

Exclusion criteria

* Age range not within the inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body mass index (BMI)	1 year

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed