Boosting Emotional Well-being and Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes
About this study
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of an 8-week, remotely delivered, positive-psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly text messages for a total of 16 weeks (with interactive, algorithm-driven, goal-focused text messages in the final 8 weeks), compared to MI-alone, in a randomized trial of 280 individuals with type 2 diabetes and low baseline physical activity.
- Condition
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Tested
- Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Who can join
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 4
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Study condition: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- Low physical activity (\<150 minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity)
Exclusion 9
- Cognitive deficits impeding a participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate
- Medical conditions likely to lead to death within 6 months.
- Pre-existing coronary artery disease
- Moderate-severe depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \[PHQ-9\] score ≥15)
- Use of non-basal insulin
- Inability to participate in physical activity due to another medical condition
- Inability to receive text messages
- Inability to read, write, or speak in English
- Current participation in another intervention or program that has been designed to promote well-being or physical activity
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Contact
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Jeff C Huffman, M.D.
617-724-2910 jhuffman@partners.org
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.