STOP DIABETES - Knowledge-based Solutions

Summary

The aim of the Stop Diabetes - Knowledge based solutions (StopDia) consortium project (University of Eastern Finland, National Institute for Health and Welfare, and Technical Research Centre of Finland) is to develop and test approaches to identify individuals at increased risk of type 2 diabetes and to empower them in adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle by combining individual and environment level strategies into a dual-process approach targeting deliberative and automatic processes of behavior. We also aim to identify barriers and facilitators of adopting a healthy lifestyle in the society, create a model for the prevention of type 2 diabetes by joint actions of health care, third sector, and other societal actors, and develop methods to monitor the cost-effectiveness of these actions. We will carry out a 1-year randomized controlled trial on the effects of among 10 000 individuals aged 18-70 years at increased risk of type 2 diabetes living in Finland. The participants will be randomized into the control group, the digital lifestyle intervention group, or the combined digital and face-to-face lifestyle intervention group. The aim of the interventions is to enhance diet quality, increase physical activity, decrease body weight, and improve glucose tolerance in individuals at increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

• Type2 Diabetes
• Life Style
• Diet Habit
• Physical Activity
• Empowerment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Digital lifestyle intervention group

Intervention with digital application for lifestyle changes

BEHAVIORAL

Combined digital and face-to-face lifestyle intervention group

Intervention with digital application and group meetings for lifestyle changes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Health and Welfare

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Technical Research Centre of Finland

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Melbourne

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Konstanz

  collaborator OTHER

• Karolinska Institutet

  collaborator OTHER

• Maastricht University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Oslo

  collaborator OTHER

• Danube-University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Flinders University

  collaborator OTHER

• Cornell University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Roskilde University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Manchester

  collaborator OTHER

• University of York

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Eastern Finland

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jussi Pihlajamäki, MD, PhD · University of Eastern Finland

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-04-10

Primary Completion

2018-12-31

Completion

2037-12-31

Countries

• Finland

Study Locations