Children's Mercy Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Will Participate in an Online Peer Support Group.
Diabetes Link Discord
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Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to examine the impact of an online peer support group in Children's Mercy teens with Type 1 Diabetes. The main objectives are to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Diabetes Link's online social platform Discord among youth with diabetes as it relates to peer support, diabetes management, and usability and to examine the efficacy/magnitude of the effect of the Discord group on treatment adherence among youth with diabetes. Participants will participate in an online peer support group for 3 months and provide their feedback while doing so.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Jun 2024
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 18, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 14, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 21, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 6, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 14, 2025
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
September 10, 2025
CompletedSeptember 10, 2025
September 1, 2025
7 months
April 18, 2024
July 14, 2025
September 9, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Discord User Metrics
Participant involvement was measured by the number of user instances of involvement in the online group (group chats plus online events attended).
3 months
"Yes" Responses on Final Feedback Survey
Each participant had 4 yes/no questions to answer about their study experience. "Yes" implied high satisfaction, and "no" meant there was room for improvement.
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Diabetes Measures
3 months
Study Arms (1)
Peer Support Group
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- T1D Diagnosis
- years old
- th-12th graders
- Access to smartphone/laptop
- English-speaking
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Sophie MacColl
- Organization
- Children's Mercy Research Institute
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 18, 2024
First Posted
May 14, 2024
Study Start
June 21, 2024
Primary Completion
January 6, 2025
Study Completion
July 14, 2025
Last Updated
September 10, 2025
Results First Posted
September 10, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share