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Culturally Adapted DPP [Diabetes Prevention Program] Intervention for Mexican Americans in Primary Care: An RCT [randomized controlled trial]

Description

Develop and evaluate a culturally and linguistically adapted, technology-supported lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention among Spanish-speaking only or Spanish-language-dominant Mexican American adults who are overweight or obese and also have prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome, which are known risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Clinician advisor is Bahar Aghighi, M.D., FACE.

Research Triangle International in North Carolina is the subaward institution, Megan Lewis, Ph.D., site PI.

Funder

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Research Topics

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Comparative Effectiveness
  • Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
  • Disease Management
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Health Disparities
  • Health Services
  • Medical Informatics
  • Obesity

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