Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Intervention for the Next Generation of African American Youth: Protocol for a Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 1999, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was identified as an emerging epidemic in youth, and racial and ethnic minority youth were identified with high risk. Two decades later, no gold standard T2DM prevention intervention has been established for this population.

Objective

This study tests the efficacy of a telehealth diabetes prevention intervention for African American (AA) families with children with risk for T2DM. Concurrently, investigators aim to evaluate an implementation strategy for the uptake of the intervention by the University of Mississippi Medical Center's (UMMC) pediatric weight management clinic.

Methods

This single-arm trial will enroll 20 parents with overweight or obesity of children (8-11 years) with overweight or obesity, both of who

SUBMITTER: Gamble A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8047807 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature