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Adapting and Assessing the Feasibility of a Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
14 Years to 16 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Mentioned in the study description

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 4 weeks, 7 days
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "As an alternative to the focus group, youth will have the opportunity to answer the same questions via an interactive survey."
  • "The purpose of these focus groups is to elicit perceptions of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), text messages, desired program features, and gather quantitative data (survey) on technology use."
  • "In the second meeting, an example web-based nutrition education session will be reviewed, followed by a discussion on session content and delivery format, and a 10-item feedback survey."
  • "We will use a brief phone interview to clarify survey responses."
  • "To conduct field testing on the activity tracker and text messages, six participants will be given a Fitbit device and will self-select 1-2 peers who will provide support as they receive daily text messages that promote physical activity and sleep for four weeks through a groupchat platform, Remind."
  • "The other six participants will also be given a Fitbit device and will receive daily text messages that assist youth in intention planning to promote physical activity and sleep for four weeks."
Compensation
Mentioned in the study description
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

Hispanic adolescents are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D). Social determinants of health (SDoH) serve as barriers to behavior change and participation in disease prevention efforts, especially among vulnerable adolescents. Telehealth is a potentially effective approach for delivering disease prevention programs as it addresses some SDoH like transportation, childcare needs, and parent work schedules. Unfortunately, there are no theory- or evidence-based telehealth diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents. Therefore the purpose of this study is to adapt an evidence-based diabetes prevention program for delivery via telehealth and to test the feasibility of this study among Hispanic adolescents (12-16 years) with obesity.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Self-report as Hispanic * obese, defined as body mass index percentile (BMI%) ≥ 95th percentile * ages of 12-16 years * owns his or her own cellphone Exclusion Criteria: * Taking a medication (i.e. steroids) or diagnosed with a condition (i.e. sleep apnea) that influences activity, sleep, and/or cognition * Recent hospitalization or injury that prevents normal physical activity * Pregnant * Currently enrolled in an exercise program or currently using a personal activity monitoring device like Fitbit * Taking medications or diagnosed with a condition that influences activity, glucose metabolism, and/or cognition.

Study sites (1)

TX