Family Diabetes Prevention Program Pilot Study

"The National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention (DPP) is a 12-month long, group-based lifestyle intervention for adults at high-risk for type 2 diabetes. The DPP will be delivered by certified coaches from the Johns Hopkins Brancati Center. The program uses the CDC's Prevent T2 curriculum, with a total of 32-34 sessions delivered over a 12-month period. In the initial core period (first 6 months), there are at least 16 sessions delivered on a weekly basis. In the post-core period, additional (at least 6) sessions are offered over a 6 month period. Sessions are delivered either in-person or via a virtual synchronous platform (Zoom)."

The Family DPP has been developed as an augmented version of the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Intervention (DPP). It includes all elements of the 12-month, group-based DPP lifestyle intervention, led by a CDC certified-coach using a CDC-approved curriculum (involving around 32-34 sessions). The augmentations of the Family DPP supplement the DPP's sessions to additionally address barriers to adults' own lifestyle change efforts related to being a caregiver of children AND to introduce basic concepts regarding healthy child habits related to dietary intake, physical activity and screen time, and sleep. The Family DPP will involve thus additional sessions that will be delivered to the adult DPP participant, and in which children, ages 5 through 12, may also be engaged.