Eat Well Live Well Nutrition Program (EWLW)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Diabetes or Diabetes Prevention

Treatments: Behavioral: Eat Well Live Well Nutrition Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00561158

R01DK048143 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

DK48134 (completed)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to develop and evaluate a dietary change program specifically for low-income, African-American women who are at risk for developing diabetes due to obesity. The program uses an innovative approach that emphasizes risk awareness, self-efficacy, and skills training through active learning exercises related to healthy eating. The program is delivered by peer educators in the community and addresses economic and cultural factors that are very important to program participants.

Enrollment: 398 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• African-American Women
• Aged 25-55 years
• No current diabetes, obese (20% over ideal body weight)
• In community neighborhoods

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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398 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Eat Well Live Well Nutrition Program

2

No Intervention group