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Boosting Emotional Well-being and Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes

This study is testing two different 8-week programs for people with Type 2 Diabetes and low physical activity. One program, called Positive Psychology + Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI), aims to improve your well-being and increase physical activity. The other program, Motivational Interviewing (MI-alone), focuses on education and motivation for healthy behaviors. Both programs involve weekly phone sessions and activities. The main goal is to see if PP-MI helps people increase their moderate to vigorous physical activity more than MI-alone after 16 weeks. You could be eligible if you are an adult with Type 2 Diabetes and exercise less than 150 minutes per week. The study is currently recruiting 280 participants, but its overall status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 280 planned participants. It compares two different behavioral interventions.
What's involved
You would participate in an 8-week program with weekly phone sessions and activities. There will also be text messages for a total of 16 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your physical activity will be measured at baseline and again at 16 weeks.

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NCT05420051

Boosting Emotional Well-being and Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Massachusetts General Hospital
~280 participants
Updated 2026-04-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Positive Psychology + Motivational InterviewingMotivational Interviewing

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change from Baseline Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) at 16 weeks
Measured over Measured for 7 days at baseline and 16 weeks

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

Who to contact

Jeff C Huffman, M.D.
[email protected]
617-724-2910
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
Low physical activity (\<150 minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity)

Exclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Change from Baseline Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) at 16 weeksMeasured for 7 days at baseline and 16 weeks

    MVPA will be measured via an accelerometer and recorded in mean minutes/day.