An interventional study of Chinese-canadian specific cooking classes and Diabetes educational classes in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, sponsored by Vancouver General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-25.
Sponsored by Vancouver General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study aims to determine whether providing language and culturally appropriate cooking classes to Chinese Canadian individuals with diabetes will help to improve their diabetes control, knowledge and self care activities. The control group will receive current standard care of two diabetes education classes led by the dietitian and nurse. The intervention group will receive standard care and a series of four interactive cooking classes led by a dietitian, nurse and chef. We will compare the results of blood work, knowledge and self care questionnaires between the two groups to determine whether there are any benefits to attending these cooking classes.
This is a study attempting to investigate whether a cooking class intervention will lead to improved glycemic control in Chinese-Canadian people in the community of Richmond, British Columbia. By providing culturally appropriate cooking classes, tailored to Chinese foods, culture and population, we will be able to address specific challenges that affect ethnic Chinese patients with diabetes living in Canada. This innovative program would serve to meet a need that is currently unmet in the community, by providing a hands-on opportunity for participants to try different foods, learn various culturally appropriate recipes, prepare meals together and learn how the foods being eaten affects blood glucose. These classes would also serve as an avenue to reinforce various diabetes self-management activities - including self-monitoring of blood glucose and the effects of physical activity. Also, participants may benefit from peer support and the sharing of experiences and advice with each other. Through this research study, we hope to demonstrate improved diabetes knowledge, self-care management and glycemic control for patients who attend the cooking classes.
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Exclusion Criteria for this study includes:
The addition of diabetes cooking educational classes to standard diabetes education classes. Cooking classes are a series of four, four-hour sessions. These cooking classes will be led by a registered dietitian, a registered nurse and a chinese chef. Conducted in Mandarin or Cantonese. The cooking education focus is culturally specific teaching for Chinese-Canadian persons living with diabetes.
Dietary Supplement: Chinese-canadian specific cooking classes
Type 2 diabetes educational classes, consisting of two sessions, one week apart, four-hour classes. These classes are taught by a registered dietitian and nurse, in Mandarin or Cantonese.
Other: Diabetes educational classes
Series of four, four-hour cooking classes, occurring monthly for four months. Each of the cooking classes in the series will have diabetes self-management learning objectives: food choices, meal planning and preparation, portion control, self-monitoring of blood glucose levels and physical activity.
Series of two, four-hour diabetes education classes, occurring weekly for two weeks. Each class is run by a registered dietitian and nurse, trained as clinical diabetes educators, as per standards of the canadian diabetes association. Classes include focused teaching of the background of diabetes, dietary recommendations for diabetes, lifestyle recommendations for diabetes, medications for diabetes, and general standard of living recommended for diabetes mellitus type 2.
Glycemic control
Change in Hemoglobin A1C
Time frame: 6 months
Fasting lipid profile
Change in fasting lipid profile
Time frame: 6 months
Renal function
Change in Glomerular filtration rate
Time frame: 6 months
Albuminuria screen
Change in urinary Albumin to Creatinine ratio
Time frame: 6 months
Diabetes self care activities
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure (SDSCA) model
Time frame: 3 months post intervention
Diabetes self knowledge assessment
Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test
Time frame: 3 months post intervention
Plan to share: No
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