Engagement of coMmunity through Participatory learning and action for cOntrol and preVEntion of type II Diabetes and its Risk factors (EMPOWER-D) - A Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Pakistan, every third adult is suffering from diabetes. Community-based approaches have the potential to be effective in preventing diabetes. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) intervention in the prevention and control of diabetes.

Methods

We will conduct a two-arm cluster randomised controlled-trial in two rural tehsils of district Swabi and district Peshawar in Pakistan. We will recruit 72 randomly selected clusters (the smallest official administrative unit in a tehsil) from two districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. From each cluster, 177 participants will be randomly selected for baseline and follow-up assessments, constituting a total sample size of 12,744. Following the baseline survey, t

SUBMITTER: Rehman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523167 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature