Increasing Heart Healthy Behaviors in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Type1diabetes, Cardiovascular Risk Factor

In brief

This study is evaluating how to encourage teens to engage in heart healthy behaviors such as being more active or eating in a healthy way. Teens will be randomly assigned to either the usual care group or the group with education, goal-setting, and lifestyle challenges with teammates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03531021

Run by

Joslin Diabetes Center

People needed

45

Starts

2018-05-03

Expected to finish

2019-02-08

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-10

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Teens ages 14-19 years old with T1D for ≥6 months
• Current patients at Joslin Diabetes Center
• Teens will have dyslipidemia (defined as LDL ≥100 mg/dl, HDL <40 mg/dl or triglycerides ≥130 mg/dl in past year), overweight or obesity (BMI percentile ≥85th at screening), prehypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure on day of screening visit, or A1c ≥8.0%
• Youth and parents must be English speaking, without significant learning disabilities, and intend to continue care at our center.
• Access to a smart phone with video conferencing capabilities

You may not qualify if…

• Participation in an interventional study within the past 3 months.
• Unwilling to comply with study procedures
• Prescribed BP and/or lipid-lowering medications (besides over-the-counter supplements)
• Contraindication to exercise

Where it is running

• Joslin Diabetes Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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