RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Engagement of coMmunity Through Participatory Learning and Action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type II Diabetes and Its Risk Factors
Engagement of coMmunity Through Participatory Learning and Action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type II Diabetes and Its Risk Factors [EMPOWER-D-Afg]: Feasibility Trial in Rural Kabul-Afghanistan
About This Trial
This project aims to adapt, implement, and evaluate PLA based intervention in Rural Kabul, Afghanistan for TIIDM prevention and control.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- For intervention phase: Individuals aged 20 years and above. For baseline and endline assessments (before and after the intervention): Individuals aged 30 years and above.
- Participants residing in the randomized clusters of Kabul, Afghanistan Individuals willing to participate in the study and provide consent.
- All individuals with normoglycemia, intermediate hyperglycaemia, and diabetes are encouraged to participate.
- Participants who can attend the scheduled meetings and interventions as per the study protocol.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- For Intervention phase: Individuals below the age of 20 years. For baseline and endline assessments (before and after the intervention): individuals below the age of 30 years.
- Individuals unwilling to provide consent for participation.
- Participants with reported health conditions that may hinder their active involvement in the study.
- Individuals with non-compliance with research protocols
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* For intervention phase: Individuals aged 20 years and above. For baseline and endline assessments (before and after the intervention): Individuals aged 30 years and above.
* Participants residing in the randomized clusters of Kabul, Afghanistan Individuals willing to participate in the study and provide consent.
* All individuals with normoglycemia, intermediate hyperglycaemia, and diabetes are encouraged to participate.
* Participants who can attend the scheduled meetings and interventions as per the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
* For Intervention phase: Individuals below the age of 20 years. For baseline and endline assessments (before and after the intervention): individuals below the age of 30 years.
* Individuals unwilling to provide consent for participation.
* Participants with reported health conditions that may hinder their active involvement in the study.
* Individuals with non-compliance with research protocols
Treatments Being Tested
BEHAVIORAL
PLA
An PLA based intervention would be carried out to prepare the individuals with TIIDM. The intervention would be carried out for a tentative time of 2 to 3 hours to educate the community. The study participants would be evaluated after completion of 10 months of the intervention. A structured, validated and literature-based end line assessment checklist will be devised to assess the feasibility of the intervention.
Locations (1)
HealthNet TPO, Afghanistan
Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan