Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (K-DPP): A cluster RCT of its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

发展中国家2型糖尿病（T2 DM）的患病率急剧增加。现在迫切需要采取行动，制定有针对性的低成本干预计划，以预防T2 DM。喀拉拉邦糖尿病预防项目（K-DPP）是一项在印度喀拉拉邦Thiruvananthapuram区农村地区开展的针对T2 DM“高风险”个体（年龄30-60岁）的基于文化适当的地区性群体糖尿病干预的群集随机试验。

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in developing countries has increased dramatically. Action is now urgently required to develop targeted, low cost intervention programs to prevent T2DM. The Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program (K-DPP) is a cluster randomized trial in a rural area of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala State, India, of a culturally appropriate locality-based group diabetes intervention targeting individuals (aged 30-60 years) at ‘high risk’ of developing T2DM.