Adolescent Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes: an Intervention (Completed)

Early Phase 1CompletedNCT00848705

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)72 enrolled

Overview

The goals of this R21 exploratory pilot and feasibility study were to: 1) design an Internet-based self-management intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes; 2) test that intervention in a small randomized trial to establish technical feasibility, intervention acceptability, and competence in completing the necessary recruitment and research procedures. Although not powered to detect statistically significant changes, possible outcomes of this study include improvements in problem-solving, coping, and self-management behaviors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

YourWay Internet Intervention

The intervention is an 11 week program that teaches problem solving of barriers to self-management.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:diagnosed for at least 6 months, age 13-17; Internet access, parental consent - Exclusion Criteria: Any sensory deficits that would preclude seeing or hearing. \-

Locations (1)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-management behaviors

Time frame: End of intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Self-management Problem solving

Time frame: end of study period

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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