Peers empowering peers
- Conditions
- Prevention of diabetes in patients with obesity and prediabetesNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16613921
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Wisconsin–Madison
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 50
1. 40 years of age or older
2. Primary caregiver of one or more grandchildren, defined as one who provides instrumental and expressive care to a grandchild on a daily basis for an indefinite period of time”
3. Meet DPP eligibility requirements at the time of enrollment in the study, which includes:
3.1. Having overweight or obesity (BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2)
3.2. No previous diagnosis of diabetes
3.3. A glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (A1C) between 5.7 % to 6.4 % (39 mmol/mol-46 mmol/mol) measured using a finger stick test at the time of enrollment
Grandmothers were excluded if they were pregnant or had diseases that would limit their life span and ability to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Feasibility assessed using the number of potential participants versus the number successfully recruited, screened, consented and completing the 12-month study<br>2. Intervention adherence assessed using attendance and active participation at sessions<br>3. The acceptability of the intervention assessed using virtual focus group interviews at study completion (1 year) in a subsample of the study group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at baseline and months 6 and 12:<br>1. Body weight measured without shoes and in light clothing to the nearest 0.1 kg. Each measurement will be done twice and the mean of the two measurements will be used.<br>2. Physical activity assessed with a Fitbit One physical activity tracker watch<br>3. Hemoglobin A1C measured using the A1cNow+ system