Diabetes Body Project 2

NCT07468188 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Study294
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an eating disorder prevention program specifically targeted for women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) called the Diabetes Body Project 2 (DBP2). The Diabetes Body Project 2 (DBP2) will be adapted from the Diabetes Body Project, which is an eating disorder prevention program developed to improve satisfaction with body image and diabetes management for young women with type 1 diabetes (DBP). The study is looking to see if the DBP is effective in improving body image concerns, reducing disordered eating behaviors and improving glycemic control in women with T2D.

Conditions

Eating Disorders; Type 2 Diabetes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Intervention refinement

  Development and refinement of diabetes body project intervention script "DBP2" for young women with type 2 diabetes and body image concern

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Diabetes Eating Problems

  baseline to 3 months

• Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview (EDDI)

  baseline to 3 months

• Change in Diabetes Distress

  baseline to 3 months

• Change in Weight Bias

  baseline to 3 month

Other Outcomes (2)

• Change in A1c

  baseline to 3 months

• Change in CGM-derived time in range (TIR)

  Baseline to 3 months

Study Arms (1)

Body Project Type 2 Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This program consists of weekly 1-hour sessions for 6 weeks, co-led by 2 facilitators. Each session has home exercises. Home exercises are discussed at each session. session 1, collectively define the thin appearance ideal, discuss costs of pursuing this ideal. session 2 dissuade facilitators from pursuing the thin ideal in role-plays. session 3, conduct role-plays challenging thin-ideal statements, discuss personal body image concerns. session 4, the negative effects of social comparison, the advantages and costs of social media. session 5, strategies of living well with diabetes and maintaining good self-care, as well as the physiological and psychological advantages of insulin. session 6 discuss the benefits of the group and what was learned and how to continue some of the exercises introduced in the Diabetes Body Project; participants are encouraged to engage in at least one more self-affirmation exercise and email the facilitators to tell them how it went.

Behavioral: Body Project Type 2

Interventions

Body Project Type 2 BEHAVIORAL

This program consists of weekly 1-hour sessions for 6 weeks, co-led by 2 facilitators. Each session has home exercises. Home exercises are discussed at each session. session 1, collectively define the thin appearance ideal, discuss costs of pursuing this ideal. session 2 dissuade facilitators from pursuing the thin ideal in role-plays. session 3, conduct role-plays challenging thin-ideal statements, discuss personal body image concerns. session 4, the negative effects of social comparison, the advantages and costs of social media. session 5, strategies of living well with diabetes and maintaining good self-care, as well as the physiological and psychological advantages of insulin. session 6 discuss the benefits of the group and what was learned and how to continue some of the exercises introduced in the Diabetes Body Project; participants are encouraged to engage in at least one more self-affirmation exercise and email the facilitators to tell them how it went.

Body Project Type 2 Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: enrolling young women due to the nature of the body image issues
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• ) Female sex 2) self-reported gender identity of "woman"; 3) age 18-40 years old; 4) diagnosed with T2D for at least 6 months; 5) experiencing at least one body image concern.

You may not qualify if:

• Recent hospitalization for eating disorder within the last 12 months
• Eating disorder related diabetic ketoacidosis within the last 12 months
• unwillingness to be video-recorded,
• restricted English proficiency
• developmental, cognitive, or psychiatric limitations that compromise participation in the intervention sessions and study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Joslin Diabetes Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Christine Slyne

CONTACT

6173094683; christine.slyne@joslin.harvard.edu

Molly Savory

CONTACT

6173091997; msavory1@joslin.harvard.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2026
• First Posted: March 12, 2026
• Study Start: January 24, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 28, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2027
• Last Updated: March 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

US (1)