Effectiveness Study of Community-Based, Peer-Led Education on Weight Loss and Diabetes

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pre-diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a peer-led community-based lifestyle intervention, versus usual care, in achieving weight loss and prevention of diabetes among overweight adults with pre-diabetes in East Harlem.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01004848

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

402

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age and older
• Residents of East Harlem or members of an East Harlem Institution in zip codes 10029, 10035, OR in the section of 10037 east of Fifth Avenue
• BMI ≥ 25 AND pre-diabetes glucose values, defined as fasting fingerstick glucose of 100-125mg/dl and/or glucose 2 hours after an oral glucose load of 140-199 mg/dl
• Able to communicate verbally to participate in a group education class
• English or Spanish speaking

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 years
• Previous diagnosis of diabetes
• BMI <25
• Fingerstick glucoses outside pre-diabetes level ranges
• Currently pregnant
• On medications that may raise or lower blood glucose
• Cognitive or physical impairment that would preclude comprehension of a conversation and communicating as part of a group (i.e., dementia, deafness, inability to speak)
• Self-reported terminal illness with life expectancy of less than 1 year
• Plans to relocate from New York City within one year of enrollment

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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