Status:
COMPLETED
Adapting the Diabetes Prevention Program for a Developing World Context
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of the Western Cape
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will examine whether an adapted version of \]he Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) can be effective when delivered by community health workers (CHWs) in a poor urban community in South Afric...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- member of participating partner NGO "health club" (members are medically stabilized individuals with diabetes mellitus or hypertension referred for disease and lifestyle management)
- BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg per meter squared
Exclusion
- unsafe level of blood pressure (greater than or equal to 160 (systolic) and greater than equal to 100 mm (diastolic)) at screening
- elevated blood sugar (A1C greater than 11) at screening
- being pregnant, breast-feeding or planning pregnancy within 2 years
- chronic use of oral steroid medication
- intellectual disabilities that would prevent ability to understand the program
- not intending to stay in the health club over the next 2 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 16 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 17 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
494 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03342274
Start Date
February 16 2018
End Date
December 17 2019
Last Update
May 13 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of the Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa