Effect of Nutritional Counseling Based on Diet Quality on Metabolic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Randomized clinical trial with outpatient patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated in Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre. The study aims to carry out a nutritional counseling directed to offer benefits in metabolic control in diabetic patients.

Study Type: Interventional

Allocation: Randomized

Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Open Label

Primary Purpose: Treatment

Official Title: Effect of Nutritional Counseling Based on Diet Quality on Metabolic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Randomized Clinical Trial

Estimated Enrollment: 196

Study Start Date: January 2015

Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2017

Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
 

Arms:

Active Comparator: Usual Diet Guidance

The patients will receive usual dietguidance from the current nutritionalrecommendations for diabetes, according to the routine performed in outpatient patients treated in Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre.

Experimental: Nutritional Counseling

The patients will receive nutritional counseling from the diet qualityassessment with adopting some techniques of motivational interviewing, and delivery of educational support material.