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Dialectal Behaviour Therapy to Enhance Health Behaviour Change for Adolescents Living With Obesity (DIRECTION Trial)

NCT05338944 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-10-07

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Summary

This research is being conducted to evaluate emotion-focused therapy that incorporates elements of mindfulness, distress tolerance, and relationship support. The investigators want to learn if this therapy, called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) will help improve quality of life and weight management in youth at risk for type 2 diabetes. Individuals will be randomly assigned to weekly group based session in one of 3 intervention arms; lifestyle + DBT, lifestyle alone, or a control arm.

Conditions

  • Prevention
  • Type2Diabetes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dialectical behavioral therapy

Working with psychologists through DBT skills training.

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle

Working with kinesiologist and registered dietician to improve lifestyle habits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Diabetes Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-14
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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