BRInging the Diabetes Prevention Program to GEriatric Populations - PILOT (BRIDGE)

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: 6 Week Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03524404

18-00229

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility of implementing a telehealth adaption of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) intervention among 30 NYC senior center members. The intervention will be conducted through 6 weekly webinars with a certified DPP coach. Participants will receive a binder and physical activity tracker to complete self-monitoring of diet and physical activity. The primary outcome is feasibility and acceptability of the intervention measured by workshop attendance and focus group feedback. Secondary outcomes include changes in diet, physical activity, and weight.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women age ≥ 60 years
• Diabetes Risk Score >=5

Exclusion criteria

• Decisional incapacity to consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 1 patient group

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

Experimental group

Description:

Live stream the first six sessions of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) curriculum to Senior Planet on a weekly basis, The webinars will be about 1 hour long, led by a certified DPP educator, and live-streamed to the senior center. Participants will have weekly weigh-ins and meet with a research assistant led focus group following two out of the six sessions to discuss program acceptability.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 6 Week Intervention