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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 15 March 2021
Main ID:  ISRCTN40146390
Date of registration: 18/07/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Autonomous University of Yucatán
Public title: Peer support added to diabetes education to improve type 2 diabetes outcomes in a Mexican Mayan community
Scientific title: Peer support added to diabetes education to improve type 2 diabetes outcomes in a Mexican Mayan community: a randomized controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 12/01/2015
Target sample size: 52
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN40146390
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single-centre pragmatic randomized control trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Mexico
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Karen    Castillo-Hernandez
Address:  Universidad Marista de Merida A.C. Periférico Norte Tablaje Catastral 13941 Carretera Mérida - Progreso. 97300 Merida Mexico
Telephone: +52 (0)999 111 4559
Email: nutricalli@gmail.com
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. Physician diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
2. >18 years of age

Exclusion criteria:
1. Severe medical or psychiatric conditions such as hearing impairment or substance abuse
2. Pregnancy


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 diabetes
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Intervention(s)

Fifty-eight adults of the community of Komchen (Yucatan, Merida) with previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were recruited from the community clinics and randomized following simple randomization procedures using EpiInfo 6.04 statistical software in a 1:1 ratio to:
1. The Peer Support and Education Group (PSEG)
2. The Education-only Group (EG)

All participants in the study attended a four-month Diabetes Self-Managment Education Program (DSMEP) delivered by a certified diabetes educator. The DSMEP consisted of 16 weekly group sessions of one hour duration. Additionally, all participants completed a comprehensive one-an-one nutrition counseling session with a dietitian during the first month of the study; and had access to four 50-minute weekly exercise sessions lead by certified trainers who had previous experience in working with adults with chronic diseases.
Participants in the PSEG also attended peer support meetings facilitated by nine leaders with type 2 diabetes.
Primary Outcome(s)
A1c level, measured from blood samples using NGSP-certified method at baseline, 4 and 8 months
Secondary Outcome(s)

Measured at baseline, 4 and 8 months:
1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure; average of two readings measured on an OMRON HEM-7220 Automatic BP monitor
2. BMI: weight measured on an OMRON F514 balance and height measured on a SECA 213 Mobile Stadiometer
3. Diet, assessed by trained dietitians
4. Physical activity, measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
5. Diabetes-related self-care behaviors, assessed using the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure
6. Diabetes-related quality of life, measured using the Diabetes 39 Questionnaire
Secondary ID(s)
FMED-CANH-2015-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Bepensa Foundation, A. C., Marista University of Merida , Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Universidad Marista de Merida
Ethics review
Status:
Approval date:
Contact:
Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan (UADY), 21/11/2014, ref: 21-11-2014-FMed-UADY
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 29/10/2015
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