Efficacy of a teaching kitchen program for patients with type 2 diabetes in Japan: protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial (TKD-J trial).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This open-label randomised controlled trial (Teaching Kitchen for Diabetes in Japan [TKD-J] trial) evaluates the effectiveness of a modified Teaching Kitchen program for Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Based on the US Teaching Kitchen Multisite Trial, this program integrates hands-on culinary instruction with evidence-based lectures on nutrition, physical activity, sleep and mindfulness, combined with a personalised approach. This is the first prospective study to assess its impact on glycaemic control and clinical, behavioural, quality-of-life outcomes among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods and analysis

Two hundred adults aged 20-79 years with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 6.5-8.9%) and either body mass index ≥23 kg/m² or abdominal obesity (wais

SUBMITTER: Baden MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382587 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature