Skip to main content

Table 1 Schedule of intervention and assessment in both arms

From: Efficacy of a 3-month lifestyle intervention program using a Japanese-style healthy plate on body weight in overweight and obese diabetic Japanese subjects: a randomized controlled trial

Schedule order

Time

Contents

Intervention arm

Control arm

Baseline assessment

9:00 am-0:30 pm (3.5 hours)

Lecture: “What is diabetes?” by diabetes educators and “Eating healthy with diabetes” by dietitians. Baseline data collection.

Done

Done

Educational class-Part 1

10:00 am-1:30 pm (3.5 hours)

Ice breaking: buffet game using 80-kcal food cards. Lecture: “Tips to reduce body weight with a healthy plate” and “What is carbohydrate control?” by dietitians. Lunch using the healthy plate. Discussion.

Done

Not done

Educational class-Part 2

10:00 am-1:30 pm (3.5 hours)

Ice breaking: game of sweets tournament. Lecture: “Tips to maintain weight using a health plate” by dietitians. Lunch using the healthy plate. Discussion.

Done

Not done

Educational class--Part 3

10:00 am-1:30 pm (3.5 hours)

Ice breaking: experience of a virtual Japanese-style pub. Lecture: “Tips to prevent weight gain when eating out” by dietitians. Lunch using the healthy plate. Discussion.

Done

Not done

Final assessment

10:00 am-0:00 pm (2 hours)

Final data collection.

Done

Done