Diabetes Self-Management Plus Tai Chi Easy

University of Arizona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Behavioral: Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) plus Tai Chi Easy (TCE)™

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06180655

STUDY00003577

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this project is to increase access to diabetes care and education for adults aged 40-64 years old who are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and are unable to attend education and support classes due to their work situation. This project will use an established, well-known program for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) and combine it with Tai Chi Easy (TCE)™ to enhance physical health, psychological health, and health behaviors. Participants will be asked to attend 45 minutes of DSMES and 45 min of TCE twice a week for 6 weeks. All classes will be recorded and available online and can viewed at a time when it is most convenient to accommodate working adults. Participants will be asked to complete survey questionnaires online, at the beginning and end of the program; and have a smart phone to connect with a smart ring during the 6-week DSMES+TCE program. After the program is done, participants will be asked to return the smart ring. Upon receipt of the smart ring, they will receive a give a gift card to thank them for their participation in the program.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed with T2DM
• any sex/gender
• any race/ethnicity
• any socioeconomic group
• has a smartphone
• receives care in a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center in Southern Arizona

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with T1DM
• Individuals with gestational DM
• Individuals with pre-diabetes
• children
• pregnant women
• Individuals unable to provide informed consent
• Individuals with other serious co-occurring health condition (e.g., active cancer treatment)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) plus Tai Chi Easy (TCE)™

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be asked to attend 45 minutes of DSMES and 45 min of TCE twice a week for 6 weeks. All classes will be recorded and available online and can viewed at a time when it is most convenient to accommodate working adults.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) plus Tai Chi Easy (TCE)™