Intervention to Promote Weight Loss in Latinas At-risk for Diabetes

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The overarching goal of this project is to develop and test a behavioral intervention delivered by promotoras to help at-risk Latinas lose weight and prevent diabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02088034

Run by

Temple University

People needed

92

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-12-22

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female gender
• Latino ethnicity
• Spanish fluency
• Age ≥20 years
• BMI ≥25 kg/m2
• And "increased risk of diabetes" (ADA Diabetes Risk Score ≥4 as determine by 7-item questionnaire and hemoglobin A1C ≥ 5.6%)

You may not qualify if…

• Hemoglobin A1C ≥ 6.5%
• Current or planned pregnancy during the study period
• Chronic conditions that could affect potential participants' ability to participate (osteoarthritis, heart disease, pulmonary disease requiring oxygen or daily bronchodilator use, and severe psychiatric disease)
• Medical comorbidities that could influence weight loss or weight gain (thyroid disease, cancer, and HIV)
• Medications that could affect weight or glucose metabolism (thiazide diuretics, β-blockers, and systemic glucocorticoids).

Where it is running

• Temple University - Center for Obesity Research and Education — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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