Parents of Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study

NCT03158415 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: IRB20170081013177
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to explore the lived experience of parents of young adults ages 18 to 25 years with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence, and to test the preliminary efficacy of a mobile education program to reduce parental distress.

Conditions

Type1diabetes; Parents

Keywords

mHealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Lived experience

  The transcripts of the semi-structured interviews will be coded and analyzed using qualitative data content analysis to describe the the lived experience and diabetes-specific educational needs of parents of young adults with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence.

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Diabetes Distress

  6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Parents of Young Adults with T1D

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents of young adults ages 18 to 25 years with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence. During six weeks, participants will receive a reminder via text and/or email twice per week to invite them to view diabetes education materials on the study's mobile website, T1DToolkit.org. Topics on this website include, among others, Caregiver Burnout; Your Child is Now an Adult; Sharing Responsibility; Sources of Support; Common Fears for Parents of Young Adults; and Your Child, Your Child's Doctor, and You.

Behavioral: T1DToolkit.org mobile diabetes education

Interventions

T1DToolkit.org mobile diabetes education BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a reminder via text and/or email twice per week to invite them to view diabetes education materials on the study's mobile website, T1DToolkit.org. Topics on this website include, among others, Caregiver Burnout; Your Child is Now an Adult; Sharing Responsibility; Sources of Support; Common Fears for Parents of Young Adults; and Your Child, Your Child's Doctor, and You. Six weeks after enrollment, participants will complete the Modified Diabetes Distress Scale: Parents of Young Adults.

Parents of Young Adults with T1D

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• (1) Ability to read and speak English
• (2) parent of a child aged ≥18 years and ≤25 years with a diagnosis with T1D
• (3) must have access to a smartphone or tablet or laptop/desktop computer with internet access.

You may not qualify if:

• (1) Significant medical comorbidity in the participant that could, in the opinion of the PI, affect participant's capacity to complete study follow up;
• (2) inability to read and speak English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Florida: lead
• University of South Florida: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, PhD

  University of Florida

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Mixed Methods Exploratory Study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2017
• First Posted: May 18, 2017
• Study Start: May 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: July 18, 2017
• Study Completion: July 18, 2017
• Last Updated: February 27, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)