This 2-year randomized, controlled trial examined the impact of a clinic-based, family teamwork intervention on glycemic control in youth with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
105
Families in the teamwork group received quarterly psychoeducational interventions at regular clinic visits, focusing on promoting family teamwork and reducing diabetes-specific family conflict and diabetes burnout.
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Glycemic control, assessed by hemoglobin A1c
Change in A1c from baseline to 2 years, measured every 3 months
Time frame: 2 years
Youth quality of life, measured using the youth PedsQL survey and the parent-proxy PedsQL survey
Measured at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years
Time frame: 2 years
Diabetes-specific family conflict, measured using the Diabetes Family Conflict survey (youth and parent versions)
Measured at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years
Time frame: 2 years
Parent involvement in diabetes management tasks, measured using the Diabetes Family Responsibility Questionnaire (youth and parent versions)
Measured at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years
Time frame: 2 years
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