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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Exercise Training in Adolescents At-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Colorado State University · with National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), University of Colorado, Denver · NCT05543083

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 12–17 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
300
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
June 2, 2023
Record last updated
April 22, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The investigators are doing this study to learn more about how to prevent type 2 diabetes in teenage girls. The purpose of this study is to find out if taking part in a cognitive-behavioral therapy group, exercise training group, or a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and exercise training groups, decreases stress, improves mood, increases physical activity and physical fitness, and decreases insulin resistance among teenagers at risk for diabetes.

Being studied: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy followed by Exercise Training; Exercise Training followed by Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Only; Exercise Training Only

Conditions: Insulin Resistance; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorder in Adolescence; Hyperinsulinism; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Disease

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Female
  • Age 12-17 years
  • Body Mass Index (BMI)>= 85 for age and sex
  • Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) first-or second-degree relative
  • Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) total score >=21

Exclusion Criteria

  • T2D/ Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) or any major medical condition (e.g. cardiovascular, renal) that would prohibit the ability to participate in exercise training
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) conduct disorder, substance abuse/ dependence, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, anorexia/bulimia, \& schizophrenia
  • Insulin sensitizers, weight loss medications \& chronic steroids
  • Structured weight loss treatment or bariatric surgery
  • Pregnancy, nursing

Recruiting US locations

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, CO 80011

    Site contact: Madison Bristol, MPH · 720-777-6607 · madison.bristol@childrenscolorado.org

  • Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, CO 80523

    Site contact: Natalia Sanchez, MPH · 970-491-1120 · natalia.sanchez@colostate.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Lauren B Shomaker, PhD · 970-491-3217 · lauren.shomaker@colostate.edu
  • Madison Bristol · 720-777-6128 · madison.bristol@childrenscolorado.org
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