Clinical trial NCT04264793: Skills for Change: Nutrition Education Program for Emirati Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Official title: Skills for Change: Implementation of a Community-based Diabetes Nutrition Education Program for Emirati Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes
Keywords: Emirati Adults
United Arab Emirates
Lifestyle Intervention
Type 2 Diabetes
Lead sponsor: United Arab Emirates University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Al Ain, UAE
name: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences
First posted: 2020-02-11
Enrollment: 382
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Cluster Randomized Trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The "Skills for Change" Diabetes Nutrition Education Program was a one-year, community-based conducted in Ambulatory Health Care Services health centers in Al Ain. The project involved nutrition education to improve blood glucose control, diet and physical activity levels of Emirati adults with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description: Despite the high prevalence of diabetes and its complications in the UAE, very few diabetes education intervention studies have been conducted in a representative population in the country. The Skills for Change Program was a one-year, community-based, cluster randomized study involving Emirati adults with type 2 diabetes. We implemented a behavioral lifestyle intervention to improve glycemic control, food choices, and physical activity levels and to decrease sedentarity. The project was culturally adapted to Emirati adults with type 2 diabetes and was driven by theoretical principles of behavior change and education to enhance intervention effectiveness.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* United Arab Emirates national
* Type 2 diabetes
* Adults: Male and female
* Age: 20-70 years
* Attending one of the 7 health centers in Al Ain managed by the Ambulatory Healthcare Services.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Type 1 diabetes
* Age \>70 Years
* Medical conditions that prevent active participation in the program, based on recommendation of the attending physicians
* Participating in other nutrition intervention programs

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in HbA1c
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL and Triglycerides
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Dietary Intake (Total Calories, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Dietary Fiber and Sodium)
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Physical Activity (total METs and total duration)
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Sitting time (minutes)
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Weight
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in BMI
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Nutrition Knowledge
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change in Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Score
timeFrame: 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Al Ain
country: United Arab Emirates
facility: Ambulatory Healthcare Services, SEHA
Study officials:
affiliation: United Arab Emirates University
name: Habiba I. Ali, PhD, RD,CDE
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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