Efficacy of an Online Educational Intervention in Reducing Body Weight in the Pre-Diabetic Population of 18-45 Years Old, a Randomized Trial Protocol

• Published in: Journal of personalized medicine Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 1669
• Main Authors: Ramírez-Durán, María Del Valle, Basilio-Fernández, Belinda, Gómez-Luque, Adela, Alfageme-García, Pilar, Clavijo-Chamorro, María Zoraida, Jiménez-Cano, Víctor Manuel, Fabregat-Fernández, Juan, Robles-Alonso, Vicente, Hidalgo-Ruiz, Sonia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 07.10.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Body mass index; Body weight; body weight changes; clinical nursing research; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; diabetes mellitus type 2; Diet; diet therapy; Education; Exercise; exercise therapy; Food intake; Hypertension; Intervention; Lifestyles; Motivation; nursing education research; Nutrition research; Overweight; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physical training; Population; Precision medicine; Prevention; Protocol; Questionnaires; Researchers; Europe; Spain; nursing education research; body weight changes; exercise therapy; motivation; diabetes mellitus type 2; clinical nursing research; diet therapy
• ISSN: 2075-4426; 2075-4426
• DOI: 10.3390/jpm12101669

Aim: to analyze the efficacy of an educational online intervention focused on lifestyle changes in reducing body weight from baseline to 6 months in the pre-diabetic population of 18−45 years old in Extremadura (Spain). Methods: a single-blind, multicenter randomized parallel-comparison trial with two intervention groups in a 1:1 ratio will be carried out. Participants will be randomly assigned to intervention A or B with 37 cases in each group according to inclusion criteria of being enrolled or working at Extremadura University, scoring >7 points on the Findrisc test and not having diagnosed diabetes mellitus or physical disabilities. Intervention-A group will have access to online information about healthy diet and exercise. Intervention-B group will have access to a six-session educational program regarding behavioral changes in diet and exercise habits. They will complete follow-up activities and have a personal trainer and motivation. The primary outcome will be identifying changes in body weight from baseline to 1 and 6 months and between groups. The secondary outcomes will be accomplishing regular physical activity (>30 min/day or >4 h/week), decreasing sugary food intake or avoiding it altogether, increasing vegetable/fruit intake and lowering HbA1c levels to non-diabetic status when necessary.