PreventT2 Together: Examining the Efficacy of Couple-based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Prediabetic State, Life Style, Intervention Study, Social Support, Physical Activity, Obesity
In brief
Nearly half of adults in the United States have or are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The overall goal of this community-engaged research is to examine the efficacy of an innovative couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes that is applicable to a broad range of partnered adults in the United States. By simultaneously targeting lifestyle and perceived support from romantic partners, there is a high likelihood of creating lasting changes in both
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06690788
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 324
- Starts
- 2025-03-06
- Expected to finish
- 2028-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-05-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- "Target partner" is eligible for the National DPP per CDC eligibility requirements:
- BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² (≥ 23 kg/m² if Asian American), and
- Do not have a diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and
- Not currently pregnant, and
- High risk for type 2 diabetes based on: (i) CDC Prediabetes Risk Test score ≥ 5, (ii) clinically diagnosed Gestational Diabetes during a previous pregnancy (for women), or (iii) a blood test result indicative of prediabetes in the past year (i.e., fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dl; plasma glucose 140-199 mg/dl measured 2 hours after a 75 g glucose load; or HbA1c 5.7%-6.4%).
- The couple has lived together for 1+ years.
- Both partners are willing to participate in the research.
- Both partners are at least 18 years old.
- Both partners are fluent in English.
You may not qualify if…
- "Supporting partner" has a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes.
- Either partner:
- Has a diagnosis of another chronic disease (unless no major events/changes for 3+ months), or
- Is currently on medication or engaged in lifestyle intervention for prediabetes or obesity, or
- Has previously participated in the National DPP, or
- Reports discomfort participating in a lifestyle program with their partner, or
- Reports a low level of relationship commitment (i.e., "4" or lower on a scale from 1 (do not agree at all) to 7 (agree completely) on the item "I want this relationship to stay strong no matter what rough times we encounter."; Owen et al., 2011).
Where it is running
- University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (enrolling)
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.