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

Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title:

Skills for Change: Implementation of a Community-based Diabetes Nutrition Education Program for Emirati Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04264793
• Other study ID #: 10/48
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 20, 2011
• Est. completion date: December 24, 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2020
• Source: United Arab Emirates University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 382
• Est. completion date: December 24, 2013
• Est. primary completion date: November 28, 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Type 2 Diabetes

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 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.
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Arab Emirates	Ambulatory Healthcare Services, SEHA	Al Ain

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
United Arab Emirates University	Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Al Ain, UAE, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Arab Emirates, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in HbA1c		12 months
Secondary	Change in Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL and Triglycerides		12 months
Secondary	Change in Dietary Intake (Total Calories, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Dietary Fiber and Sodium)	Dietary intake was assessed using 24 hour recall with USDA Multiple Pass Method	12 months
Secondary	Change in Physical Activity (total METs and total duration)	Physical Activity was assessed using International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form.	12 months
Secondary	Change in Sitting time (minutes)	Sitting time was assessed using International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form.	12 months
Secondary	Change in Weight		12 months
Secondary	Change in BMI		12 months
Secondary	Change in Nutrition Knowledge	Questionnaire was used to assess knowledge of food sources of carbohydrates and dietary fiber	12 months
Secondary	Change in Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Score	Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (Bradley,C) was used	12 months