Screening and Nutrition for Patients With Diabetes: A Pilot Study

May 13, 2024 updated by: Villanova University

Screening, Education, and Nutrition to Address Diabetes and Food Insecurity for Individuals at a Food Pantry

The goal of this project is to provide diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) and simultaneously address food insecurity for a high-risk, ethnically diverse adult population who participate in a food pantry. This project will utilize a Community-Based Participatory Research model (CBPR). Community representatives will engage in project implementation by participating in designing the messaging for cultural impact and advising in study operations. This intervention targets food pantry clients self-reporting a T2DM diagnosis or who screen positive for T2DM through on-site HbA1c testing. Once enrolled, participants will complete self-paced web-based/mobile DSMES modules, available in English and Spanish, that include the ADCES7 (Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists) Self-Care BehaviorsTM. Support through text messaging, monthly group sessions, and peer mentorship will be facilitated by nursing students, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), and diabetes care and education specialists (DCES) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive nutritious food from the pantry consistent with dietary guidelines for diabetes.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Eligible patients who agree to participate in the study will be screened for diabetes via HbA1c fingerstick measurement. Participants will receive diabetes self-management education, food items recommended by registered dietitians, peer support, monthly in-person group support sessions held at the foot pantry, and text messaging with continued education. Data will be collected at intake. Follow up data will be collected 90 days after enrollment.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Existing and/or new diagnosis of T2DM
  • Food pantry participants
  • English and/or Spanish speaking
  • Willing/able to provide informed consent
  • Must have a mobile device able to receive text messages

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under the Age of 18
  • No T2DM or do not meet HbA1c > 6.5 criteria
  • Not a food pantry participant
  • Unwilling/unable to provide informed consent
  • Spoken language is other than English/Spanish
  • Individuals who do not have access to a mobile device or are unable to receive text messages

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Education and Support
online education and support meetings
Behavioral: DSMES Intervention
This study will provide participants with on-line education, plus weekly text messaging that will contain messages of support or encouragement sent to participants in the individual's preferred language (English or Spanish). Participants will be encouraged to attend monthly group support meetings to review the content and address any questions. Group meetings will occur at 3-time intervals (end of months: 1, 2, and 3). Group support meetings will be held in-person at a food pantry and moderated by peer mentors, nursing students, registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), and/or a diabetes care and education specialist (DCES). Group support meetings will be held in Spanish and/or English, with no more than 10 participants in a group at one time, and will last approximately 50 minutes. For the duration of the study, participants will continue to receive monthly food items from the food pantry.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Diabetes knowledge
Time Frame: Baseline and three months
The Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2) will test change in diabetes knowledge (measured at baseline and post-intervention completion).
Baseline and three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Diabetes Self-Efficacy
Time Frame: Baseline and three months
Change in Diabetes self-efficacy will be measured with the Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale which will measure individuals' perception of their ability to manage their diabetes (measured at baseline and post intervention completion).
Baseline and three months
Change in eating behaviors
Time Frame: Baseline and three months
Change in eating behaviors will be measured with the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and 3 day dietary recall at 3 months (measured at baseline and post-intervention completion).
Baseline and three months
Change in Hemoglobin A1c
Time Frame: Baseline and six months
All participants will provide a fingerstick blood sample collected at 3-months following completing of the intervention. A1C is a measure of glycemic control over the last 3 months.
Baseline and six months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Villanova University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christina R Whitehouse, Villanova University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 9, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 15, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 9, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

January 6, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 14, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB-FY2022-228

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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