Preventing Diabetes in Latino Youth

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Diabetes

In brief

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are critical public health issues in youth. This study will test the effects and estimate the cost-effectiveness of a culturally-grounded community-based lifestyle intervention on type 2 diabetes risk among obese Latino adolescents with prediabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02615353

Run by

Arizona State University

People needed

117

Starts

2016-05-13

Expected to finish

2020-03-15

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-14

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Latino: self-report
• Age: 12-16
• Obese: BMI percentile ≥95th percentile for age and gender or BMI ≥30 kg/m22
• Prediabetic: fasting glucose ≥100, or 2-hour post-OGTT glucose ≥120 mg/dl, or HbA1c ≥5.7

You may not qualify if…

• Taking medication(s) or diagnosed with a condition that influences carbohydrate metabolism, PA, and/or cognition
• Type 2 diabetes: Fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl or 2-hour glucose ≥200 mg/dl, or HbA1c ≥6.5
• Recent Hospitalization (previous 2 months)
• Currently enrolled in (or within 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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