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The Alberta Diet: Effectiveness Study

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Behavioral: PANDA intervention
Registration Number
NCT01625507
Lead Sponsor
University of Alberta
Brief Summary

The study hypothesis is that individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who adhere to the PANDA intervention, will have improved compliance with the nutritional therapy recommendations of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Specific objectives of this proposal: The objectives of the investigators PANDA (Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta) are to (a) to devise and evaluate the efficacy of a multi-level, practical, nutrition intervention program that promotes the individual factors required for effective self-management practices AND that explicitly incorporate strategies to improve food availability, accessibility and acceptability and (b) to use these interventions as a means to examine the relationships between food availability, accessibility, acceptability, adherence to Nutrition Therapy Guidelines, and metabolic indicators of diabetes control in people with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
73
Inclusion Criteria
  • Type 2 diabetes, and speak/write English.
  • Have attended a diabetes education session delivered by their healthcare provider.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants with type 1 diabetes, and those who are unable to speak English.
  • People with end-stage renal disease or gastrointestinal diseases that require specialized diets will also be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PANDA interventionPANDA intervention12 week nutritional intervention, including 6 classroom/community sessions, plus two sample collection visits.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Macronutrient Intake3 months

Measured using repeated 24 hour dietary recalls (pre and post-intervention)

Change in Total Energy Intake4 months

Measured using repeated 24 hour dietary recalls (pre and post-intervention)

Change in Nutrient Intake3 months

Measured using repeated 24 hour dietary recalls (pre and post-intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Hemoglobin A1c4 months

a surrogate of blood glucose control

Body Composition3 months

body fat and fat-free mass

Change in Perceived Dietary Adherence Questionnaire Score4 months

Questionnaire assessing self-reported adherence to 9 criteria, whose individual scores (range 0-7) are summed to get the total score. Maximum total score is 63. Minimum total score is 0. A higher score means higher dietary adherence.

Food Acceptability4 months

questionnaire based on items related to personal and cultural acceptability of the recommended diet

Food Availability4 months

questionnaire of items related to the availability in local stores of the food items recommended in the diet for diabetes.

Program Retention3 months

attendance at meetings

Change in Body Mass Index4 months

Actual weight and height used to calculate BMI pre- and post-intervention

Change in Blood Biomarkers4 months

blood lipids: triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol

Food Accessibility4 months

questionnaire of items related to financial and physical accessibility of foods in the diet recommended for diabetes

Change in Waist Circumference4 months

Measured using repeated 24 hour dietary recalls (pre and post-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alberta Diabetes Institute

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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