Clinical Research Directory

Evidence-based Intervention for Diabetes Prevention

The goal of this behavioral intervention trial is to develop strategies to decrease the incidence of diabetes within the UAE. The investigators will investigate the effectiveness of a group-based telehealth intervention facilitated by a health coach in adults at risk for developing diabetes who live in the UAE. The investigators will conduct a single-arm feasibility trial of the Evidence-based Intervention for Diabetes prevention among thirty adults with prediabetes. All participants will receive 12 weekly virtual intervention sessions over the course of three months, facilitated by a trained DPP lifestyle coach who is from the same cultural community and can deliver the material in either Arabic or English. The primary feasibility measure is acceptability, as measured by intervention session attendance. Other outcome assessments will be conducted at baseline and three months at NYU Abu Dhabi, where study staff will assess weight, hemoglobin A1c, diet, and physical activity.

Pilot Study of a Brain Health Program in Senior Centers

The investigators will evaluate a brain health programs in older adults with subjective cognitive decline. The primary aim of the study is to determine the credibility, expectancy, feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity, and satisfaction of the program delivered in the senior centers.

Food Literacy Intervention - is a "Train the Trainer" Approach Feasible and Effective?

Food literacy (FL) is the capability to make healthy food choices in different contexts, settings and situations. Although eating habits are shaped by different circumstances and skills, most nutrition programs focus on nutrition knowledge alone. Addressing factors such as competencies, self-efficacy and social norms enables sustainable positive change in nutrition behaviour. This study will assess a lay leader-led FL workshop to Arab and Jewish women from disadvantaged communities in the Jerusalem region, utilizing a train-the-trainer approach, and will compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a lay-led FL intervention to an expert-led intervention.

Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras

The goal of this study is to address a key health inequity - lack of community access to evidence-based programs to prevent chronic health conditions (e.g., Type 2 Diabetes) - by tailoring and delivering a family-based lifestyle and stress management intervention, Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras, for adolescents and their families living in rural Southwest Colorado. The intervention is a lifestyle program that addresses healthy lifestyle habits within the family context to support adolescent mental health (mindfulness intervention) and healthy weight (physical activity, nutrition, and parent education).

Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras- Northern Colorado

The overarching goal of this work is to address the limited access to evidence-based health behavior and lifestyle interventions for youth and families most impacted by preventable chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. In the current project, we implement a small single-arm pilot and feasibility trial of Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras (HWB/SSB), a culturally-adapted, whole-family intensive health behavior and lifestyle intervention to 11-19-year-old adolescents and their families living in Northern Colorado. Objectives are refining the HWB/SSB community facilitator training, evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of HWB/SSB implementation, and characterizing changes in health outcomes among adolescent participants.

Lifestyle Intervention in the Memory Clinics of General and Academic Hospitals Trial

Lifestyle Intervention in the memory clinics of General and academic Hospitals Trial (LIGHT) is a multi-center, randomized, controlled, lifestyle intervention trial among 300 older adults (≥50 years) with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at risk of dementia. Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Group A (tailored lifestyle intervention) or Group B (general health advice) for a duration of 12 months. The lifestyle intervention comprises three parts 1) Lifestyle coaching, 2) a voucher program, and 3) online self-management. Group B will receive general health advice.

Healthy Early Life Moments in Singapore

This study aims to assess whether an integrated continuum of care from the preconception period, across maternity until the first 18 months of life, can promote maternal metabolic and mental health, as well as offspring health, among overweight and obese women.

Effects of a Lifestyle and Sleep Intervention in Non-exercising Adults

Background. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of premature mortality and disability accounting for one third of all deaths worldwide with considerable impacts on economics and on quality of life. Recent studies suggest that a lifestyle intervention might have a role in the reduction of CDV risk. Lifestyle intervention programs typically combine physical activity, diet and behavior modification components. Poor sleep health is highly prevalent in the general population and contributes to increased risk of several noncommunicable diseases. However, sleep is rarely addressed in lifestyle intervention programs in primary prevention. Given the high prevalence of poor sleep health in people without a diagnosed sleep disorder, and the associated health consequences, there is a clear need for broad-reaching, effective interventions to improve sleep quality in subclinical populations. Aims. The main objective of this study is to compare a lifestyle intervention program including a sleep intervention compared to a lifestyle intervention program alone on the health-related quality of life (measured by the EQ-5D-5L) and physical activity levels of non-exercising adults. Methods. Non-exercising adults (n=201) will be recruited in the community via advertisement or their primary care doctor and then randomized to one of the following 3 groups : lifestyle intervention, lifestyle and sleep intervention or standard care. The lifestyle intervention includes a physical activity component (physical activity initiation visit and 6 months of supervised physical activity, once weekly), a diet component (consultation with a dietician and 3 group sessions). The sleep intervention includes individualized face-to-face sessions aimed at improving and optimizing sleep hygiene. At baseline and after 6 and 12 months, quality of life, physical activity levels, cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors will be evaluated. Perspectives. This study should determine whether adding a sleep intervention dimension to a lifestyle intervention program provides significant benefits in terms of quality of life and physical activity levels. Based on this study, the modalities of real-life lifestyle intervention programs could be reconsidered in order to provide optimal primary prevention.

Effect of a Customised Lifestyle Medicine Strategy on Lowering Blood Lipid Levels in Indian Physicians

Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses evidence-based therapeutic interventions to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic conditions. Studies have shown that a 50 mg/dl reduction in LDL reduces the risk of developing stroke by 20%, and a 10 mm Hg reduction in systolic BP reduces the risk of developing MACE by 22% and stroke by 41%. The CLIP (Cholesterol Lowering Lifestyle Intervention Project) is an innovative initiative proposed to evaluate the combined effect of an Indian version of Portfolio diet-based nutrition strategy, intermittent fasting, exercise, sleep, and stress reduction techniques on lowering blood lipid levels in health professionals and their family. The study aims to evaluate the effect of CLIP on changes in blood pressure, weight, HbA1C levels, blood CRP levels, and other blood parameters.

Patient-Driven Lifestyle Modification Using FreeStyle Libre in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

We aim to provide medical nutritional therapy to patients with type 2 diabetes who are on oral hypoglycemic agents or on basal insulin only and monitor the glycemic response with flash glucose monitoring or self-monitoring of blood glucose. Specifically, this is a randomized, open-label, controlled study where half of the study participants will have FreeStyle Libre device on for 12 weeks and compare the change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) value with the patients in the control group.