NCT02039141

Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth

Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth: Every Little Step Counts

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Arizona State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of 12 week lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk in obese Latino adolescents.

Detailed description

Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and Latinos youth are disproportionally impacted. Pediatric obesity is associated with several chronic health conditions including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, very few interventions specifically targeting diabetes prevention for obese Latino adolescents have been developed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the effects a culturally-grounded, community-based lifestyle intervention on psychosocial and health outcomes among obese Latino adolescents. Eligible participants of this study will be randomly selected to the intervention group or the delayed-intervention group (control group) after an initial health screening for eligibility. Participants selected to the intervention group will attend weekly healthy lifestyle education sessions with their parent(s)/guardian(s) and three physical activity sessions / week with other youth. After which, participants will attend monthly booster group meetings for three months. All participants will be assessed at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months for insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, quality of life, fitness, and nutrition and physical activity behaviors.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Insulin Resistance
• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Every Little Step Counts Intervention	Youth participants randomized to participate in the experimental group will attend weekly healthy lifestyles education session with their parent(s)/guardian(s) and will also attend exercise sessions 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The education sessions will cover topics such as healthy eating choices, roles and responsibilities of both parents and youth in the realm of the family unit as well as in youth's own health, and self esteem among other topics. The exercise sessions will incorporate both aerobic and resistance training as well as other "free-play" physical activities i.e. basketball, volleyball etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2016-08-04
• First posted: 2014-01-17
• Last updated: 2020-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States