This study is looking for ways to prevent type 2 diabetes in adolescent girls who may be at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. We want to see if teaching girls coping skills and/or increasing their physical activity and fitness helps them feel less stressed and decreases their chance of getting diabetes.
Eligible teens will participate in a 12-week group therapy program, group exercise program, or a combination of the two. Participants will complete 5 research visits at Children's Hospital Colorado over the course of a year. Teens may earn up to $505 if they complete all parts of the study.
Eligible participants are female adolescents ages 12 to 17 years old with at least one family member (parent, sibling, half-sibling, grandparent, aunt/uncle) with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes/diabetes during pregnancy, or pre-diabetes), and who sometimes feel stressed or depressed.
Principal Investigator