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New T-UP: Engaging Vulnerable Students in Diabetes Prevention

Targeted Upstream Prevention (T-UP): Engaging Vulnerable Students in Diabetes Prevention

Who can join

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

Age
17 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

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

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

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
  • "Control group will receive each intervention materials via e-mail for participants to review on their own time and will receive acceptability surveys."
  • "At the end of each quarter (Fall, Winter, and Spring), both control and intervention participants will receive an email with a unique link to a brief REDCap survey to ascertain acceptability of sessions/lessons."
  • "Participants will complete a 30 minute questionnaire and height/weight measurements will be collected by a RA."
  • "Participants will be asked to self-report weight and physical activity at the end of the fall and winter quarter; data will be collected via brief REDCap survey."
  • "At the end of each quarter (Fall, Winter, and Spring), control participants will receive an email with a unique link to a brief REDCap survey to ascertain acceptability of the sessions."
  • "Participants will complete a 30-minute questionnaire (administered as a REDCap survey) and height/weight measurements will be collected using a standardized protocol by a trained research assistant."
Compensation
Not stated
  • 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

In plain language

This study tests whether an online diabetes prevention program helps young adults lose weight over 9 months. It also checks whether students find the program useful and stay in it. It is for UCLA undergraduate students at risk for type 2 diabetes, with a focus on students who face challenges getting enough food or paying for basic needs.

The goal of this study is to enhance reach and uptake of diabetes prevention among young adults, with a focus on recruiting underserved and high-need students who face additional challenges, including food and financial insecurity. The specific aims are: Aim 1 - Evaluate the efficacy of an AYA-tailored version of the UC DPP for mitigating type 2 diabetes risk (i.e., weight change) in a pre/post pilot trial. The investigators hypothesize that the AYA-tailored intervention will be effective at producing 5% weight loss from baseline to program completion (at 9-months). Aim 2 - Assess the feasibility and acceptability of an AYA-tailored version of the UC DPP program. The investigators hypothesize that it will be feasible to recruit the desired number of participants given proposed innovative outreach strategies, and that the AYA-tailored intervention will be deemed acceptable to participants both qualitatively and in regards to their retention in the program at rates similar to the larger UC DPP. The investigators will recruit 80 UCLA undergraduate students. Participants will be asked to complete a brief screening online form to assess eligibility and to collect contact information. The PI and/or Research Assistants (RAs) will reach out to eligible participants to obtain informed consent and enroll them in the pilot trial. The investigators will randomize participants to the tailored DPP cohort vs control cohort. Control participants will be offered the opportunity to participate in the tailored DPP in the following academic year. The tailored DPP intervention will be online and asynchronously. Participants will be asked to complete the intervention lessons on their own time. Each lesson typically takes on average 15 minutes to complete. Control group will receive each intervention materials via e-mail for participants to review on their own time and will receive acceptability surveys. The interventions for the control group will be remote. A research assistant will meet with control participants via Zoom to explain the intervention materials. Control group will receive access to a study habits intervention, alcohol use intervention, and financial literacy intervention. At the end of each quarter (Fall, Winter, and Spring), both control and intervention participants will receive an email with a unique link to a brief REDCap survey to ascertain acceptability of sessions/lessons. Furthermore, participants will complete baseline and 9-month follow-up assessments. Participants will complete a 30 minute questionnaire and height/weight measurements will be collected by a RA. Participants will be asked to self-report weight and physical activity at the end of the fall and winter quarter; data will be collected via brief REDCap survey.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be a current UCLA undergraduate student, either full time or part time.
  • Have a body mass index (BMI), a measure based on height and weight, of at least 25, or at least 23 if you identify as Asian.
  • Have documented prediabetes (blood sugar higher than normal) or be at high risk for diabetes based on a CDC questionnaire.

Who can't join

  • Not be a current UCLA undergraduate student and not meet the T-UP Wellness Program rules listed above.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who are currently enrolled (either full time or part time) as an undergraduate at UCLA and meet criteria for the T-UP Wellness Program (students who have a BMI of ≥25 (≥23 for those self- identifying as Asian) and either documented prediabetes or identified as high-risk on a CDC questionnaire). Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who are not currently enrolled (either full time or part time) as an undergraduate at UCLA and do not meet criteria for the T-UP Wellness Program.

Study sites (1)

CA