Financial Coaching and Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Low-income Families

Description

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect on weight and metabolic outcomes of an enhanced intervention, comprised of evidence-based financial coaching plus a lifestyle intervention vs. the lifestyle intervention alone

Conditions

Weight Loss

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect on weight and metabolic outcomes of an enhanced intervention, comprised of evidence-based financial coaching plus a lifestyle intervention vs. the lifestyle intervention alone

Financial Coaching and Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Low-income Families

Financial Coaching and Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Low-income Families

Condition
Weight Loss
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English speaking parents
  • * BMI\>25.0 at baseline
  • * must have a child participant in the Brighter Bites program at study enrollment
  • * own a smartphone (Android 6 and iPhone 12.4 or later)
  • * must able to participate in study activities
  • * medications known to affect appetite or body composition (e.g., corticosteroids, antidepressants, beta blockers, sulfonylureas, insulin)
  • * currently diagnosed with conditions known to affect body composition or fat distribution (e.g., Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism)
  • * diagnosis of an eating disorder
  • * currently pregnant.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Shreela V Sharma, PhD,RD,LD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2023-12-30