Skills for Change: Nutrition Education Program for Emirati Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

382 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-20

Study Completion Date

2013-12-24

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Cluster Randomized Trial

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention (3 health centers): In addition to usual care in the health center, the intervention included individual counseling and group education on nutrition and physical activity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In addition to usual care in the health center, the intervention included 7 visits with the health center dietitian for individual nutrition counseling, invitation for group nutrition education (5 sessions), individual counseling for physical activity, invitation for a 6-weekly structured group physical activity, DVD on physical activity to perform physical activity at home.

Control

Control (4 health centers): Patients received usual care including education as part of the diabetes management from their healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses), normally every 2-3 months. Visits with the health center dietitian were arranged as per physician referral.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patients received usual care including education as part of the diabetes management from their healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses), normally every 2-3 months. Visits with the health center dietitian were arranged as per physician referral.

Interventions

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Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention

In addition to usual care in the health center, the intervention included 7 visits with the health center dietitian for individual nutrition counseling, invitation for group nutrition education (5 sessions), individual counseling for physical activity, invitation for a 6-weekly structured group physical activity, DVD on physical activity to perform physical activity at home.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Patients received usual care including education as part of the diabetes management from their healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses), normally every 2-3 months. Visits with the health center dietitian were arranged as per physician referral.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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

Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No