Skype for Youth With Poorly Controlled Diabetes
SKYPE
Improving Health Through SkypeTM: Family-Based Intervention for Teens With Poorly Controlled Diabetes
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Compared family-based skills training (aka, Behavioral Family Systems Therapy) to youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes and their parents either face-to-face or over SkypeTM. Examined the differential impact on the youth's adherence to the diabetes medical regimen and the youth's blood sugar control.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_4
Started Mar 2010
Typical duration for phase_4
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 21, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 24, 2014
CompletedOctober 24, 2014
October 1, 2014
2.8 years
October 21, 2014
October 23, 2014
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
HbA1c
HbA1c values for both intervention groups improved from baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months.
Change from Baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Adherence to diabetes treatment using the Diabetes Self Management Profile (DSMP) (Harris et al, 2001).
Change from Baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months
Study Arms (2)
Clinic
ACTIVE COMPARATORBFST delivered to youth with poorly controlled diabetes and their families in the clinic, face-to-face.
Skype
ACTIVE COMPARATORBFST delivered to youth with poorly controlled diabetes and their families using Skype.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 with type 1 diabetes characterized by an HbA1c value great than 9%
- Caregivers willing to participate
- Family members reading English at 5th grade level
- Willing to be randomized.
You may not qualify if:
- Youth with intellectual disability
- Parent or youth who doesn't speak English
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (3)
Duke DC, Wagner DV, Ulrich J, Freeman KA, Harris MA. Videoconferencing for Teens With Diabetes: Family Matters. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2016 Jun 28;10(4):816-23. doi: 10.1177/1932296816642577. Print 2016 Jul.
PMID: 27075708DERIVEDHarris MA, Freeman KA, Duke DC. Seeing Is Believing: Using Skype to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Youth. Diabetes Care. 2015 Aug;38(8):1427-34. doi: 10.2337/dc14-2469. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
PMID: 26033508DERIVEDRiley AR, Duke DC, Freeman KA, Hood KK, Harris MA. Depressive Symptoms in a Trial Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of Change. Diabetes Care. 2015 Aug;38(8):1435-40. doi: 10.2337/dc14-2519. Epub 2015 May 26.
PMID: 26015558DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor, Pediatrics
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 21, 2014
First Posted
October 24, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2010
Primary Completion
December 1, 2012
Study Completion
December 1, 2012
Last Updated
October 24, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-10