Modified Diabetes Prevention Program in Ecuador

This pilot study will evaluate the use of a modified (cultural and language) adaptation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in a cohort in Quito Ecuador.

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Key information

Conditions

PreDiabetes Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Prediabetic State

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

This pilot study will evaluate the use of a modified (cultural and language) adaptation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in a cohort in Quito Ecuador. People who took the program had the option to participate in the research component. All participants selected the research component.

Adaptations- the coaches will be physicians from PUCE and they will administer this program for eligible employees who have biochemical prediabetes.

The program will be modified to be able to fit within the school curriculum. The diabetes prevention program will be offered in Spanish and the content modified to better fit the cultural norms for the Quito Ecuador population.

Participants will be adults with prediabetes as screened by the CDC Diabetes Risk Test and confirmed by HbA1c.

Outcome measures will include change in mean HbA1c, change in weight, physical activity, and attendance to the program.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adults who worked at the university and had biochemical prediabetes.

Exclusion criteria

Those with known diabetes, those unwilling to complete a 6 month intervention.

Treatment and study plan

Diabetes Prevention Program

Behavioral

This program is a 1 year lifestyle modification program focused on reducing calories and fat calories and increasing physical activity to achieve a 7% weight loss. This study utilized the first 16 sessions (6 months) of the program

Primary outcomes

HbA1c

Time frame: 90-120 days

measure of glucose over 90-120 days

Secondary outcomes

Weight change

Time frame: 6 months

change in weight over the 6 month program

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ohio University

Other

Collaborators

Touro University, California

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot of a Modified Diabetes Prevention Program in Quito, Ecuador

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Apr 8, 2021
Registry last updated: Apr 29, 2022

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