Mixed methods pilot study of a low-carbohydrate diabetes prevention programme among adults with pre-diabetes in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) To estimate weight change from a low-carbohydrate diabetes prevention programme (LC-DPP) and (2) to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an LC-DPP.

Research design

Single-arm, mixed methods (ie, integration of quantitative and qualitative data) pilot study.

Setting

Primary care clinic within a large academic medical centre in the USA.

Participants

Adults with pre-diabetes and Body Mass Index of ≥25 kg/m².

Intervention

We adapted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP)-an evidence-based, low-fat dietary intervention-to teach participants to follow a very low-carbohydrate diet (VLCD). Participants attended 23 group-based classes over 1 year.

Outcome measures

Prim

SUBMITTER: Hafez Griauzde D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045213 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature