A self regulatory weight reduction intervention in diabetes type II patients.
Completed
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
Diabetes type II according to WHO classification (1999): fasting blood glucose levels > 126 mg/dl (7mmol/l) or levels > 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/l) two hours after an oral glucose tolerance test, treated by an internist from the Máxima Medical Centre, BMI 27-45, between 21 and 70 years old, Caucasian patients who are able to understand, read and write in Dutch.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with any severe co morbidity (except for cardiovascular diseases) will be excluded. Patients who are currently under treatment for a psychological or psychiatric disorder will also be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The main (biomedical) outcome measure in this intervention is GlyHb;<br><br /><br>2. The main behavioural outcome measure in this intervention is weight in kilograms. This will be measured at baseline and throughout the intervention in both the intervention and the standard care groups;<br><br />3. Dietary and exercise behaviour will be assessed throughout the intervention by means of a short diary procedure. Patients will be asked to shortly write down their nutrition and exercise behaviour from the past week; <br><br />4. Psychological outcome measures refer to various psychological factors that may facilitate or inhibit progress toward the weight reduction goals (see also secondary outcome).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method