Engagement of coMmunity through Participatory learning and action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type 2 Diabetes and its Risk factors (EMPOWER-D): protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Pakistan

Sara Imtiaz, Rubia Zafar, Amber Tahir, Mariam Abdeali, Farrukh Ahmed, Amna Mansoor, Asima Khan, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, Simon Walker, Saima Afaq, Khalid Rehman, Zohaib Khan, Mona Kanaan, Hannah Maria Jennings, Abdul Rahman Shahab, Kamran Siddiqi, Zia Ul Haq

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DOI: 10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x
Published: 2026-02-03
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x,
  title = {Engagement of coMmunity through Participatory learning and action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type 2 Diabetes and its Risk factors (EMPOWER-D): protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Pakistan},
  author = {Sara Imtiaz and Rubia Zafar and Amber Tahir and Mariam Abdeali and Farrukh Ahmed and Amna Mansoor and Asima Khan and Asher Fawwad and Abdul Basit and Simon Walker and Saima Afaq and Khalid Rehman and Zohaib Khan and Mona Kanaan and Hannah Maria Jennings and Abdul Rahman Shahab and Kamran Siddiqi and Zia Ul Haq},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pilot and Feasibility Studies},
  doi = {10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Engagement of coMmunity through Participatory learning and action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type 2 Diabetes and its Risk factors (EMPOWER-D): protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Pakistan
AU  - Sara Imtiaz
AU  - Rubia Zafar
AU  - Amber Tahir
AU  - Mariam Abdeali
AU  - Farrukh Ahmed
AU  - Amna Mansoor
AU  - Asima Khan
AU  - Asher Fawwad
AU  - Abdul Basit
AU  - Simon Walker
AU  - Saima Afaq
AU  - Khalid Rehman
AU  - Zohaib Khan
AU  - Mona Kanaan
AU  - Hannah Maria Jennings
AU  - Abdul Rahman Shahab
AU  - Kamran Siddiqi
AU  - Zia Ul Haq
PY  - 2026
JO  - Pilot and Feasibility Studies
DO  - 10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x
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Imtiaz, S., Zafar, R., Tahir, A., Abdeali, M., Ahmed, F., Mansoor, A., Khan, A., Fawwad, A., Basit, A., Walker, S., Afaq, S., Rehman, K., Khan, Z., Kanaan, M., Jennings, H. M., Shahab, A. R., Siddiqi, K., & Haq, Z. U. (2026). Engagement of coMmunity through Participatory learning and action for cOntrol and preVEntion of Type 2 Diabetes and its Risk factors (EMPOWER-D): protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Pakistan. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01762-x

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