BRAIN-Diabetes: a randomised trial to test the feasibility of an adapted FINGER multidomain intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes living in rural border regions of Ireland
The BRAIN-Diabetes pilot trial demonstrated that an adapted FINGER model was feasible to deliver and efficacious in supporting lifestyle behavioural changes among a unique at-risk rural population. There were also indicative benefits for metabolic health and health-related quality of life over a short time frame. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (registration ref: NCT05304975 accepted 31st March 2022).
Authors
- C. Dolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-0283)
- I. J. McLoughlin
- Catherine McHugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-4966)
- Geraldine McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1312-0998)
- Claire T. McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-3293)
- Frank Kee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-8167)
- Chris R. Cardwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-4335)
- Caroline Bradshaw
- Joanne Regan‐Moriarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8881-6913)
- Bernadette McGuinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-5633)
- Noel McCaffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-2157)
- Peter Passmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-5509)
- Valerie Mortland
- Margaret Heffernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7299-867X)
- Rebecca F. Townsend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8192-4794)
- Claire M. Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-599X)
- Seán Kennelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-0197)
- John M.S. Bartlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0347-3888)
- Jim Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-0292)
- Orla Reynolds
- Ciarán O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-3934)
Institutions
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Sligo University Hospital (IE)
- Tallaght University Hospital (IE)
- Western Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Atlantic Technological University (IE)
- Institute of Technology Sligo (IE)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Ageing
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-025-00862-0
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00