NCT02008435

Increasing the Effectiveness of the Diabetes Prevention Program

Increasing the Effectiveness of the Diabetes Prevention Program Through If-then Plans and Mental Practice: A Parallel Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 172 (actual)
• Sponsor: McGill University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is highly effective in promoting weight loss in overweight and obese individuals (e.g., 7% average loss of body weight), and thereby reducing the risk of developing weight-related health consequences. One-on-one DPP sessions, however, are costly and the group-delivered DPP version, the Group Lifestyle Balance program (GLB), is less effective (4% average loss of body weight). The aim of this two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial is to increase the effectiveness of the GLB by integrating habit formation techniques, namely if-then plans and their mental practice, into the program. The study will provide evidence-based data on the effectiveness of an enhanced GLB intervention in promoting weight loss and in reducing weight-related risk factors for chronic health problems.

Detailed description

Please see brief summary.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Enriched GLB	Habit formation techniques, namely if-then plans and their mental practice are being added to the standard Group Lifestyle Balance program.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard GLB	This arm is the standard Group Lifestyle Balance program

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2013-12-11
• Last updated: 2018-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada