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PreventT2 Together: Examining the Efficacy of Couple-based Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

University of Utah · with National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · NCT06690788

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
324
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 6, 2025
Record last updated
October 16, 2026

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What the study is about

Nearly half of adults in the United States have or are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The overall goal of this community-engaged research is to examine the efficacy of an innovative couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes that is applicable to a broad range of partnered adults in the United States. By simultaneously targeting lifestyle and perceived support from romantic partners, there is a high likelihood of creating lasting changes in both

Being studied: Individual intervention condition (PreventT2); Couple-based intervention condition (PreventT2 Together; couple-based adaptation of 2021 PreventT2; approved by the CDC in November 2022 as an Alternate Curriculum for use in the NDPP)

Conditions: Prediabetic State; Life Style; Intervention Study; Social Support; Physical Activity; Obesity

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • "Target partner" is eligible for the National DPP per CDC eligibility requirements:
  • BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² (≥ 23 kg/m² if Asian American), and
  • Do not have a diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and
  • Not currently pregnant, and
  • High risk for type 2 diabetes based on: (i) CDC Prediabetes Risk Test score ≥ 5, (ii) clinically diagnosed Gestational Diabetes during a previous pregnancy (for women), or (iii) a blood test result indicative of prediabetes in the past year (i.e., fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dl; plasma glucose 140-199 mg/dl measured 2 hours after a 75 g glucose load; or HbA1c 5.7%-6.4%).
  • The couple has lived together for 1+ years.
  • Both partners are willing to participate in the research.
  • Both partners are at least 18 years old.
  • Both partners are fluent in English.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

  • "Supporting partner" has a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes.
  • Either partner:
  • Has a diagnosis of another chronic disease (unless no major events/changes for 3+ months), or
  • Is currently on medication or engaged in lifestyle intervention for prediabetes or obesity, or
  • Has previously participated in the National DPP, or
  • Reports discomfort participating in a lifestyle program with their partner, or
  • Reports a low level of relationship commitment (i.e., "4" or lower on a scale from 1 (do not agree at all) to 7 (agree completely) on the item "I want this relationship to stay strong no matter what rough times we encounter."; Owen et al., 2011).

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, UT 84112

    Site contact: Elizabeth Z Beaulieu, BS · 801-696-3757 · heartlab@psych.utah.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Elizabeth Z Beaulieu, B.S. · 801-696-3757 · elizabeth.beaulieu@psych.utah.edu
  • Katherine JW Baucom, PhD · katherine.baucom@psych.utah.ed
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