Healthy Eating and Active Living for Diabetes: Glycemic Index
HEALD-GI
Enhancing Glycemic Index Knowledge and Application Among Adults With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The main purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of enhanced GI-targeted nutrition education on dietary behaviour and intakes among adults with type 2 diabetes. Sixty-six eligible participants will be randomized into two equal groups using a pragmatic randomized controlled trial design.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable type-2-diabetes
Started Jan 2017
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 18, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 31, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2018
CompletedJuly 10, 2018
July 1, 2018
1.5 years
August 18, 2016
July 9, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Dietary glycemic index
arbitrary units
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Body mass
12 weeks
Glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c)
12 weeks
Systolic blood pressure
12 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Enhanced GI Concept Education
EXPERIMENTALThis group will receive enhanced GI concept nutrition education including GI values of foods, low GI recipes, menus, and application through websites with chat rooms, online videos and print materials. These will be reinforced through email, text messaging/phone calls, and postal mail.
Usual Care
NO INTERVENTIONUsual care group will receive only standard printed copies of Canada Food Guide and Canadian Diabetes Association GI resources.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Individuals 18 years of age or older; identified as having T2DM and currently enrolled in the Alberta's Caring for Diabetes cohort study
- Able to read, understand, and converse in English
- Willing to provide informed consent and currently living in Edmonton.
You may not qualify if:
- Those taking exogenous insulin and having physiological and /or medical conditions that interfere with normal digestive functions.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Athabasca Universitylead
- University of Albertacollaborator
- Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR)collaborator
Study Sites (2)
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Alberta, T9S 3A3, Canada
Alliance for Canadain Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada
Related Publications (1)
Al Sayah F, Majumdar SR, Soprovich A, Wozniak L, Johnson ST, Qiu W, Rees S, Johnson JA. The Alberta's Caring for Diabetes (ABCD) Study: Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Prospective Cohort of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Can J Diabetes. 2015 Oct;39 Suppl 3:S113-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.05.005. Epub 2015 Aug 1.
PMID: 26243463BACKGROUND
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Steven T Johnson, PhD
Athabasca University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 18, 2016
First Posted
January 31, 2017
Study Start
January 1, 2017
Primary Completion
June 30, 2018
Study Completion
June 30, 2018
Last Updated
July 10, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share