Publications by authors named "James Allen Willey"
Article Synopsis
- This study is looking at how to help women who had gestational diabetes reduce their risk of getting type 2 diabetes later on.
- They are comparing two different programs: one involves regular in-person meetings (ILSM) and the other is a fun camp-style program (CAMP) that also uses social media for support.
- Researchers want to see which program works better in helping these mothers stick with it and actually lower their diabetes risk over one year.
Background: Many lifestyle interventions have demonstrated efficacy up to one-year follow-up, yet maintaining improvements at longer-term follow-up is a well-recognized worldwide challenge, especially in underserved areas. The purpose of this study is to compare the 18-month efficacy of an Intensive LifeStyle Modification Program to usual care in reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Methods: We conducted a two-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial among women with a history of GDM in China.
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an intensive lifestyle modification program tailored to rural Chinese women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus compared with usual care. In a cluster randomized controlled trial, 16 towns (clusters) in two distinct rural areas in China were randomly selected (8 towns per district); and 320 women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus were recruited from these towns. With stratification for the two study districts, eight towns (160 women) were randomly assigned to the intervention group of a tailored intensive lifestyle modification program and 8 towns (160 women) to the control group.
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