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Finding the Patient's Voice Diabetes Prevention Programs

Finding the Patient's Voice: Development of Practical Approaches for Adolescent and Family Focused Diabetes Prevention Programs

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02700503
Enrollment
146
Registered
2016-03-07
Start date
2015-11-30
Completion date
2019-06-30
Last updated
2019-08-07

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

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Prediabetic State

Keywords

Diabetes prevention, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, family

Brief summary

This study uses patient engagement to develop a diabetes prevention program focused on adolescents and families.

Detailed description

Due to increases in obesity, the onset of type 2 diabetes is occurring at an ever-younger age, and is associated with poor outcomes and rising costs, which emphasizes the need for prevention at earlier ages. To address this need, the investigators designed the ENCOURAGE Healthy Families curriculum; a program based on the scientifically proven U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program, and while data demonstrate a reduction in obesity and diabetes risk for mothers and their children, the investigators have encountered several barriers to widespread implementation, including: 1. helping youth/families understand the importance of prevention, 2. on-going interest and participation, and 3. differing personal beliefs. Patient-centered research is needed to better understand what adolescents/families want in prevention initiatives, who should deliver program content, where and when to deliver programs in the community, and how adolescents/families wish to be informed of results. The investigators believe that by engaging patients and the community in the development process, the investigators will be able to obtain workable answers to these questions at a population level for high-risk youth/families in real world settings.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEncourage 2.0

Participants will be enrolled in the ENCOURAGE 2.0 family-based diabetes prevention intervention that was designed through our work in Aims 1 and 2 of the study. It is this modified population-level ENCOURAGE 2.0 family-based diabetes prevention intervention that will be studied.

Sponsors

Indiana University Health
CollaboratorOTHER
Indiana University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Overweight (BMI \>85th percentile for age and sex, weight for height \>85th percentile, or weight \>120% of ideal \[50th percentile\] for height) 2. At least two of the following risk factors: * Have been diagnosed with prediabetes; * Have a family history of T2DM in first- and second-degree relatives; * Belong to a minority race/ethnic group (Native Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asians/South Pacific Islanders); * Have conditions associated with insulin resistance; and/or * Have had gestational diabetes or were exposed to gestational diabetes in utero. 3. A family support person who is also willing to participate in the study. This person would preferably be a parent also at risk for diabetes (history of gestational diabetes, prediabetes, or with T2D).

Exclusion criteria

1\. Type 2 diagnosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Subject's BMI calculation Charted on CDC Stature for Age and Weight for Age Percentiles chart12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hemoglobin A1C12 months
Physical activity12 monthsself-report
Quality of life12 monthsPediatric Quality of Life Inventory
Intervention group session attendance12 months
Dietary records12 monthsSemi-quantitative food frequency questionniare

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026