Phipps Conservatory's 5210 Let's Move Pittsburgh and Impact on Youth With T1D

NCT07780487 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY23060079MR2022-128714
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Managing T1D requires a demanding regimen to keep blood sugars in control and stay healthy. Despite recent advances, this remains extremely challenging for children and their families, who usually report having the most difficulty with the healthy eating aspect of the management, sometimes more so than having to administer insulin or monitor sugar levels. In addition to high sugars, the rise in obesity in the last decades has contributed to the risk of long-term complications of T1D such as cardiovascular disease and renal failure. More than a third of youngsters with T1D are now overweight which makes the management of T1D much more challenging. The problem of obesity is much greater in the socially and economically disadvantaged groups as healthy eating is considered expensive. To educate kids with T1D and their families on healthy eating on a reasonable budget, in partnership with Phipps Conservatory's 5210 Let's Move Pittsburgh program, the investigators initiated virtual cooking classes during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. This proposal's objective is to start to evaluate the potential medical benefits as the investigators expand this program. The investigators expect the children who participate will show improvement in diabetes control, favorable decrease or maintenance of their weight and BMI when compared to their pre-intervention visit and to the control group, and improved knowledge about nutrition and healthy food choices when comparing pre- and post-intervention assessments.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

Type 1 Diabetes; Nutrition; Cooking classes; Virtual intervention; Adolescents; Diabetes education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Hemoglobin A1c

  Metric of glycemic control: change in HbA1c from pre- to post- intervention.

  From baseline clinic visit (pre cooking classes) to nearest post clinic visit after last cooking class, up to 8 months.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Weight

  From baseline clinic visit (pre cooking classes) to nearest post clinic visit after last cooking class, up to 8 months.

• Change in BMI

  From baseline clinic visit (pre cooking classes) to nearest post clinic visit after last cooking class, up to 8 months.

• Change in dietary knowledge

  From baseline clinic visit (pre cooking classes) to nearest post clinic visit after last cooking class, up to 8 months.

• Change in food quality and quantity

  From baseline clinic visit (pre cooking classes) to nearest post clinic visit after last cooking class, up to 8 months.

Study Arms (1)

Virtual cooking classes

EXPERIMENTAL

Two cooking classes monthly (virtual) for three months (in addition to their routine diabetes care) with the support of a diabetes educator, nutritionist, and professional chef.

Other: Virtual cooking classes; Other: Routine Diabetes Care

Interventions

Virtual cooking classes OTHER

Two cooking classes monthly (virtual) for three months (in addition to their routine diabetes care) with the support of a diabetes educator, nutritionist, and professional chef.

Virtual cooking classes

Routine Diabetes Care OTHER

Meet with multidisciplinary diabetes care team, including clinician, nutritionist, and diabetes educator, every 3 months to review glycemic control, general health, and medication management.

Virtual cooking classes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• be diagnosed with T1D for at least a year
• be 12 to 17 years of age at time of study enrollment
• have a BMI ≥ 85th percentile
• be able to communicate via a virtual platform if needed
• intend to maintain status as a patient at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Diabetes Center throughout the study duration.

You may not qualify if:

• \- diagnosis of other types of diabetes (such as type 2 diabetes, MODY, cystic fibrosis related diabetes or diabetes secondary to medications).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead
• The Pittsburgh Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

Location

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

Study Officials

• Ingrid Libman, MD, PhD

  UPMC Children's Hopsital of Pittsburgh

  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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2026
• First Posted: August 21, 2026
• Study Start: December 4, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 19, 2025
• Study Completion: March 19, 2025
• Last Updated: August 21, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: IPD will be made available after publication of primary results; available indefinitely.
• Access Criteria: Investigators whose proposed research has received IRB approval will be able to access de-identified IPD that underlies published results, study protocol, SAP, and ICF.

Locations

US (1)