Taking Action Together- A Diabetes Prevention Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Type 2 Diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this study was to determine whether once-weekly exposure to a program that fostered self-esteem building, and improvements in nutrition and physical activity behaviors would reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight, inner-city, African American children when compared to a control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01039116

Run by

University of California, Berkeley

People needed

240

Starts

2005-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-05-04

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child age of 9-10 yr old at baseline
• Child BMI at least 85th percentile when matched for age and gender
• Able and willing to participate in normal daily activities
• Living in inner-city regions of Oakland CA

You may not qualify if…

• Fasting blood glucose of 120 mg/dl or higher
• Diagnosis of diabetes or other central metabolic disease
• Taking medications that interfere with or treat main study outcomes

Where it is running

• YMCA of the East Bay, Oakland, CA 94612 — Oakland, California, United States

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