Optimizing Self-Management Adherence and Glycemic Control in Older Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: The Teenwork Study

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Conditions studied: Type 1 Diabetes

In brief

The purpose of this 18-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to find out if (1) a set of psychoeducational materials for teens with type 1 diabetes and (2) text message reminders to check blood glucose levels can help improve blood glucose levels in teens with type 1 diabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01892280

Run by

Joslin Diabetes Center

People needed

310

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-10

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth age 13-17 years
• Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes according to American Diabetes Association criteria
• Diabetes duration ≥6 months
• Daily insulin dose ≥0.5 units/kg
• A1c ≥6.5%and ≤11%
• Willingness to check blood glucose levels
• Cell phone with text messaging ability
• Clinic attendance
• At least one clinic visit at the clinical site in the previous 12 months
• Anticipated care at the clinical site for the duration of the study
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, and speaking) for child and parent/guardian
• Enrollment no later than December of the teen's senior year of high school

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy in the youth participant
• Significant developmental or cognitive disorder that would prevent full study participation
• Significant mental illness, defined by either major psychiatric disorder (e.g., diagnosed eating disorder, major psychoses) or inpatient psychiatric admission within the previous 6 months
• Failure to understand that the 2-way text messaging does NOT result in immediate response from a health care professional; this will be assessed at the time of informed consent/assent
• Participation in another intervention study within the 3 months prior to enrollment
• Other psychosocial, medical, or family issues, as assessed by the teen's pediatric team, that would prevent full study participation

Where it is running

• Joslin Diabetes Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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