Impact of Lifestyle Changes on Reducing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Among Arab Canadian Muslim Women.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Lifestyle Risk Reduction
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline to post intervention for estimated fitness assessment test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Aim: The purpose was to investigate whether modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes can be reduced by an intensive healthy lifestyle intervention designed for Arab Muslim women.
Methods: Women were assigned randomly to either an Exercise and Nutrition Group (ENG) or a Control Group (CG). The ENG attended a women-only supervised exercise program that presented Arabic music and traditional Lebanese Dabka steps three times/week in the Mosque Gym for 12 weeks. A nutritionist was available one hour/week for nutrition education. The CG followed their typical day.
Detailed Description
Women were assigned randomly using a computer-generated random numbers table to either an Exercise and Nutrition Group (ENG) or a Control Group (CG). The women received step-by-step instructions on how to complete a consecutive 3-day food record (including two week-days and one weekend day) and an exercise log for 7 days using a pedometer (YAMAX SW-200 Digi-Walker) to determine steps/day. The information and instruction were delivered to the women in English or Arabic. Body weight and height were measured to the nearest 0.1 kg and 0.1 cm, respectively. Women came to the lab after a 12 hour fast and a blood sample was drawn. Waist and hip measurements were taken along with resting blood pressure. Estimated fitness levels was measured by a trained kinesiologist using a Step Test (Siconolfi et al. 1985). All baseline measurements, including the 3-day food intake record and the 7-day pedometer step count log were repeated at the end of the 12-week intervention in both groups. The ENG group attended a supervised women-only exercise program that presented Arabic music and traditional dance steps (the Lebanese Dabka) three times a week in the London Muslim Mosque Gym and received nutrition education over the 12 weeks, one session per week.
Investigators
Michelle Mottola
Professor
Western University, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •family history of type 2 diabetes (at least one parent),
- •overweight or obese,
- •been in Canada more than 10 years,
- •mild hypertension,
- •impaired glucose tolerance, or previous gestational diabetes (including giving birth to babies 4.0 kg or more),
- •a sedentary lifestyle
Exclusion Criteria
- •uncontrolled hypertension,
- •unstable angina,
- •pulmonary and metabolic disease,
- •severe arthritis or rheumatologic problems,
- •already engaged in regular exercise training,
- •pregnancy,
- •menopause,
- •already enrolled in a clinical research trial
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline to post intervention for estimated fitness assessment test
Time Frame: Baseline and at the end of the 12 weeks
Step test
Change in nutrition assessment from baseline to post intervention
Time Frame: Baseline and at the end of the 12 weeks
From a 3-day food intake record
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) values from baseline to post intervention(Baseline and at the end of the 12 weeks)
- Change in blood glucose values from baseline to post intervention(Baseline and at the end of the 12 weeks)
- Change in steps per day from baseline to post intervention(baseline (7 days) and at the end of the 12 weeks (7 days))
- Change in waist to hip ratio from baseline to post intervention(Baseline and at the end of the 12 weeks)