Nutrition Education and Gardening to Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Peel
Tests nutrition education and community gardening in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Community-integrated Nutrition Education to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Peel
Key facts
- Where
- Mississauga and Toronto, CanadaSee the 2 sites
Where in Canada
- University of Toronto MississaugaMississauga, CanadaNo longer taking part
- Community garden spaces across peelToronto, CanadaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Toronto
- Trial code
- NCT07058558
- Record updated
- 5 August 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention that delivers nutrition education based on the Portfolio Diet on type-2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors among adults who are without chronic conditions, who have overweight and a high waist circumference plus one self-reported T2D risk factor. The main questions it aims to answer include:Read full original descriptionShow less
Increasing Knowledge, Reducing Risk: A Community- Integrated Nutrition Education Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Peel
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention that delivers nutrition education based on the Portfolio Diet on type-2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors among adults who are without chronic conditions, who have overweight and a high waist circumference plus one self-reported T2D risk factor. The main questions it aims to answer include:
1. What are the barriers and facilitators for effective implementation of the nutrition education intervention? 2. What is the effectiveness of the intervention on T2D risk factors? 3. What are implementation strategies for scaling up the intervention?
Participants will participate in a 12-month lifestyle intervention comprised of nutrition education based on the Portfolio Diet that includes community gardening sessions. In addition, participants will take part in pre-implementation focus groups/interviews and post-implementation focus groups/interviews.
Inclusion: Must be in their 40s or older; Must be a resident in the Peel region of the Greater Toronto Area; Must not have any chronic conditions (that will impact participation in study); Must be overweight, have a high waist circumference plus one self-reported T2D risk factor (e.g. family history, non-white ethnicity, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, prediabetes); Must have a risk score of 21 or above using the CANrisk T2D screening tool (https://health.canada.ca/apps/canrisk-standalone/pdf/canrisk-en.pdf); Must not be participating in another trial; Must have access to a smartphone or internet. (For participants who wish to join the study but do not have home internet/smart phone, the investigators will provide resources to participants such as locations/hours of public libraries and community centres, where they could access internet and/or an electronic device (i.e computers) to participate in the study).
Exclusion: Has chronic conditions (that will impact participation in study); Under the age of 40; Not a resident in the Peel region of the Greater Toronto Area; Not overweight, does not have a high waist circumference plus one self-reported T2D risk factor (e.g. family history, non-white ethnicity, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, prediabetes); Does not have a risk score of 21 or above using the CANrisk T2D screening tool (https://health.canada.ca/apps/canrisk-standalone/pdf/canrisk-en.pdf); Participating in another trial.