Can family coaching cut diabetes risk? pilot study targets high-risk communities
NCT ID NCT07675551
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a family-centered health and wellness coaching program can help prevent type 2 diabetes in South Asian and Black African/Caribbean families in Ontario, Canada. Each family dyad includes an adult caregiver and a youth aged 14–24. Participants receive biweekly coaching sessions, motivational messages, and optional group sessions over six months. The study measures feasibility, acceptability, and early signs of effectiveness on diabetes risk and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health and wellness coaching
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this coaching program could offer a community-based way to reduce type 2 diabetes risk in high-risk families.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. Results may not apply to other groups or regions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 280 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Dyad participants will consist of a self-identified primary family caregiver aged 18 years or older and a youth family member aged 14 to 24 years at the time of study entry. The primary family caregiver will serve as the primary (index) research participant for the dyad and should have the following inclusion criteria: 1. Self-identifies as either South Asian or Black, African and Caribbean. 2. Lives in the Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton or Caledon), Ontario, Canada. 3. Be 18 years or older and have a youth child aged 14 to 24 years in the household who is willing and consents to participate. AND 4. Have no medical diagnosis (self-reported) of diabetes. 5. Have no medical diagnosis (self-reported) of prediabetes that requires any medical or pharmacological treatment. Have a blood-based sugar greater than or equal to 6.5 measured through the hemoglobin A1c test using a finger prick at the pre-enrollment assessment visit. AND 6. The family dyad (family caregiver and youth) must be proficient in English (reading, writing, and speaking), as English will be the primary language used for the participation eligibility, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of the intervention. Exclusion Criteria for family dyad: 1. Do not meet all the criteria above. 2. A medical condition or health professional has advised them not to engage in physical activity of any type, or they are following a specific diet. 3. Cannot give informed consent to participate voluntarily in the intervention and study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS)
RECRUITINGBrampton, Ontario, L6T 3T6, Canada
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Wellfort Community Health Services
RECRUITINGBrampton, Ontario, L6T 3J1, Canada
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