NCT06721546

The Effect of Healthy Nutrition and Functional Foods Education Based on the Health Promotion Model for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Self-Efficacy in Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Study

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 6 December 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Nursing interventions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in 86 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

15 March 2024

Primary endpoint
9 July 2024

30 November 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Necmettin Erbakan University
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	86
Start date	15 March 2024
Primary completion	9 July 2024
Estimated completion	30 November 2024
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Nursing interventions
• reminder messages
• Telephone counseling

Conditions studied

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) — all drugs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) →

Sponsor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Who can join

Adults 30 to 64, any sex, with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "slowly progressing and long-lasting diseases, health problems that require continuous care due to the combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors." (WHO 2023). One of these health issues, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), is one of the chronic and universal health problems affecting many people worldwide (Ministry of Health 2021). When diabetes is not controlled, many acute or chronic complications arise that significantly affect both the individual and society (Üstündağ and Dayapoğlu, 2021). As a result of the complications caused by diabetes, various organ and function losses occur in the individual. As a result, the individual's lifespan and quality of life are negatively affected, and social and economic losses that impact the entire society also occur. (Olgun ve ark. 2017). Therefore, healthy lifestyle behaviors influence minimizing the risk of diabetes and controlling the diabetes that has developed. These include healthy eating, regular medication use, regular exercise, weight maintenance, stress management, quitting smoking/alcohol, and patient education. Coordinating all of these ensures successful diabetes management (Üren and Karabulutlu 2018). Functional foods encompass certain minerals, fatty acids, dietary fibers (such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes), antioxidants, or prebiotics that contain biologically active extracts and have beneficial effects on life. (Granato ve ark 2020). For example, foods that contain bioactive substances such as dietary fiber, polyphenols, saponins, and peptides, and have a low glycemic index, help diabetic patients in regulating their blood sugar levels. (Kazeem \& Davies, 2016). Under the guise of nutrition education, natural functional foods that balance blood sugar in our daily lives can create awareness among individuals with type 2 diabetes, making diabetes management easier alongside medication treatment. To create a healthy society, ensuring that individuals and communities use healthy nutrition and functional foods in accordance with nutritional principles, based on their economic situations, will benefit the national economy and also improve the quality of life for individuals. Education conducted using a nursing model can further facilitate the adaptation process to chronic diseases. This study aims to examine the effects of nursing interventions, including group training, reminder messages, and telephone counseling, based on a health promotion model, on healthy lifestyle behaviors related to the daily use of functional foods and diabetes self-efficacy among individuals aged 30-64 with Type 2 diabetes. The interventions were implemented through a researcher-prepared healthy nutrition and functional foods education booklet. The study employs a randomized pre-test-post-test controlled experimental design. Before the random assignments of the 86 individuals who met the sample selection criteria and agreed to participate in the study into intervention and control groups, the Informed Consent Form, Personal Information Form, General Information Form on Eating Habits and Functional Foods, Functional Foods Consumption Form, Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale Form were completed. At the end of the 12th week after each group's training, the final tests will be conducted by the researcher via phone interview for the intervention and control groups. In the final test, the individuals in the intervention and control groups will be administered the General Information Form on Functional Foods, the Functional Food Consumption Form, the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale-II, and the Self-Efficacy Scale for Diabetes Management in Diabetic Patients.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.