Rural Alliance for Diabetes Prevention

This 12 mo. Type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial will compare effectiveness (weight loss, physical activity, HbA1c) of Cooperative Extension delivering the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) by group video using Zoom® (GV) vs. a self-directed (SD) control. Active vs. passive participant recruitment strategies will be compared on recruitment outcomes including time to full enrollment, participant yield, and retention rates. Ten Cooperative Extension local units/districts serving rural Kansas counties will be allocated to either active or passive recruitment. Each of the sites will recruit adults with prediabetes living in the county served by Kansas State Research and Extension site and will be randomized to one of the 2 intervention arms. A centralized team of Cooperative Extension Agents who complete NDPP lifestyle coach training will serve as interventionists for both the GV and SD arms. Primary (weight) and secondary outcomes (HbA1c, the proportion of participants meeting weight loss (≥ 5%) and physical activity goals (≥150 min./wk.) will be assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 mos. Findings will inform best practices in the delivery of the DPP through Cooperative Extension in rural communities that could reach this high risk population.

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or older
• BMI ≥25 kg/m2, ≥23 kg/m2 if Asian
• Blood test results in the pre diabetic range within the last year (HbA1C = 5.7%-6.4% or fasting plasma glucose= 100-125 mg/dl or 2-hr. plasma glucose following a 75-gm glucose load = 140-199 mg/dL) or have previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes or a positive screening for pre diabetes based on CDC pre diabetes risk test
• Willing to travel to KSRE site for orientation and outcome testing
• Available to attend pre-specified meeting time of GV for their respective KSRE location
• Medically stable as deemed by primary care provider consent
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Previous diagnosis of Type I or II diabetes
• Taking FDA-approved weight loss medications
• Primary care provider stating that patient should not participate
• Self-report as currently pregnant or within 6 weeks of having given birth (or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months)
• Unable to engage in physical activity