Effectiveness of Lifestyle Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: the REAL HEALTH-Diabetes Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive lifestyle interventions (LI) improve outcomes in obesity and type 2 diabetes but are not currently available in usual care.

Objective

To compare the effectiveness and costs of two group LI programs, in-person LI and telephone conference call (telephone LI), to medical nutrition therapy (MNT) on weight loss in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes.

Design

A randomized, assessor-blinded, practice-based clinical trial in three community health centers and one hospital-based practice affiliated with a single health system.

Participants

A total of 208 primary care patients with type 2 diabetes, HbA1c 6.5 to < 11.5, and BMI > 25 kg/m² (> 23 kg/m² in Asians).

Interventions

Dietitian-delivered in-person or telephon

SUBMITTER: Delahanty LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458982 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature