Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of 12 week lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk in obese Latino adolescents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02039141

Run by

Arizona State University

People needed

160

Starts

2012-04-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-04

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-05

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Latino: self-report by parents
• Age: 14-16
• Obese: BMI percentile >= 95th percentile for age and gender or BMI >= 30 kg/m\^2

You may not qualify if…

• Taking medication(s) or diagnosed with a condition that could influence carbohydrate metabolism, physical activity, and/or cognition
• Type 2 diabetes: Fasting plasma glucose >= 126 mg/dL or 2-hour plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dL (youth found to be diabetic through study's procedures will be referred for follow up care and excluded)
• Recent hospitalizations (previous 2 months)
• Currently enrolled in (or with in previous 6 months) a formal weight loss program
• Diagnosed depression or other condition that may impact QoL

Where it is running

• Arizona State University — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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