CommuniT1D: A Customized Virtual Peer Support Program For People Living With Type 1 Diabetes In Canada

NCT07317986 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CommuniT1D
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

When you live with type 1 diabetes (T1D), it is easy to feel alone. Managing your own T1D or your child's T1D takes constant effort that is invisible to most people. Often, the only people who really understand what you are going through are other people in similar situations, but it's hard to find those people, especially when there are other aspects of your life that might be different from others with T1D. For example, you might have a very young child with T1D, you might be racialized and deal with racism in health care on top of T1D, you might be going through menopause with T1D, you might be aging out of provincial or parental device coverage, you might speak a different language from most people around you with T1D, or any one of many other things that make your situation unique. This project aims to create regular, small online meetings via Zoom or similar technologies to bring together people across Canada who are managing T1D (their own and/or their child's) who have other things in common. We will create these small groups that will meet monthly as well as larger monthly webinars covering topics of interest. We will track how people like the groups, how they feel, what they like and don't like, and adjust the program accordingly. This project is led by researchers and others who themselves live with T1D. We believe that this kind of peer support can be extremely helpful to people with T1D and it will provide needed mental health support.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

Keywords

peer support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Diabetes Distress

  We will use the Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale \[PMID: 25765489\] and work with our steering committee to adapt the scale in order to address specific life situations relevant to our participants. For example, for CommuniT1D members who are employed, we will add two additional questions about work-related diabetes distress. \[PMID: 29604390\] For parents of teens with T1D, we will use the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale (PARENT-DSS) \[https://behavioraldiabetes.org/scales-and-measures/#1448434808823-e055c4f8-b047\] and will adapt this scale for parents of younger children with T1D. For partners of individuals with T1D, we will use the Partner Diabetes Distress Scale (PARTNER-DDS). \[https://behavioraldiabetes.org/scales-and-measures/#1448434936830-83758e0b-2ee4\] Lower diabetes distress scores are considered desirable compared to higher scores.

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Caregiver Stress

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

• Anxiety and Depression

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

• Self-Efficacy

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

• Fear of Hypoglycemia

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

• Well-Being

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

Other Outcomes (2)

• Unmet Needs for Care

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

• Personality Traits

  Every 6 months from enrollment to the end of intervention (estimated 2 years)

Study Arms (1)

CommuniT1D arm

EXPERIMENTAL

People in the intervention will be offered a peer support intervention consisting of monthly Zoom meetings with peers in similar situations.

Other: Peer support meetings

Interventions

Peer support meetings OTHER

Online videoconference meetings held approximately monthly.

CommuniT1D arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Laval University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Université Laval

Québec, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Holly Witteman, PhD

CONTACT

418-656-2131; holly.witteman@fmed.ulaval.ca

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 19, 2025
• First Posted: January 5, 2026
• Study Start: July 7, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2029
• Last Updated: January 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: After the study is complete.
• Access Criteria: Anyone with Internet access will be able to access all public-facing information.

Locations

CA (1)