Culturally Relevant Exercise for Diabetes (CURE-D)

Sutter Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Behavioral: Bollywood Dance Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02061618

13-07-250

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Culturally Relevant Exercise for Diabetes (CURE-D) study will determine whether a culturally-sensitive dance intervention is an accepted and effective physical intervention for South Asian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The CURE-D study will determine if Bollywood dance exercise improves diabetes outcomes in South Asian women.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sex: Females
• Ethnicity: South Asian
• Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.0 mg/dL
• A PAMF patient for ≥ 24 months
• Able and willing to enroll and meet the requirements of the study.

Exclusion criteria

• BMI > 35
• Insulin dependent
• Current atrial fibrillation
• Active treatment for cancer
• Diagnosis of a terminal illness and/or in hospice care
• Any serious medical condition which would prevent long-term participation or which would contraindicate physical activity
• Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Inability to speak, read, or understand English
• No longer a PAMF patient or planning to transfer care outside of PAMF during the study period
• Investigator discretion for clinical safety or protocol adherence reasons.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Bollywood Dance Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the Bollywood Dance Exercise group will take part in an 8-week dance intervention. The dance classes will take place 2 times per week, approximately 60 minutes per class, for 8 weeks total.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bollywood Dance Exercise