Malaysia Diabetes Ramadan Nutrition Plan (My Dia-RNP®): A Feasibility Study

Summary

Ramadan fasting is an important event for Muslims. During Ramadan, all healthy Muslims are asked to abstain from food and drink throughout the day and eat only during daybreak (also know as Sahur in Malay/Arabic language) and after sunset (also know as Iftar in Malay/Arabic language). Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) can be exempted from fasting but most of them do not perceive themselves as sick, and they continue to fast. With so many Muslims with diabetes choosing to fast, there is an immediate need for evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines. This study is conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing the Ramadan Nutrition Plan named My Dia-RNP that is also incorporating diabetes-specific nutrition formula on dietary adherence and acceptability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We hypothesized that My Dia-RNP is feasible to be practiced by patients with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

OTHER

Nutrition Intervention based on My Dia-RNP

Subjects in this group will be advised to follow My Dia-RNP and to incorporate diabetes-specific formula (Nutren®Untuk Diabetik)

OTHER

Usual Care

Subjects in the group continue with the usual care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nestle Health Science

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Joslin Diabetes Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Universiti Putra Malaysia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Barakatun-Nisak Mohd Yusof, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Wan Zul Haikal Hafiz Wan Zukiman, Mmed · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Noraida Omar, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Zalina Abu Zaid, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Azrina Azlan, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Firdaus Mamat @ Mukhtar, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Norhasmah Sulaiman, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Siti NurA'syura Adznam, PhD · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Nur Maziah Hanum Osman, Master · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Nor Farahain Yahya, Degree · Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD · Joslin Diabetes Centre

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-04-01

Primary Completion

2019-12-01

Completion

2019-12-30

Countries

• Malaysia

Study Locations