None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study takes the form of a repeated measures time series experimental design with wait list controls. Participants will be adolescent with diabetes aged 13-17 years and meet for two hours each week over a 8 week period to complete the “You Beat-It” program. Participants will be randomly assigned to either treatment or waitlist control groups and will be self referred from the Gold Coast Hospital or via private medical services. The purpose of the program is to help adolescent address the psychological problems associated with their diabetes. Consequently, it is hypothesised that if adolescent mental health improves so will their diabetic management.
Interventions
The study involves an adolescent group Psychological intervention using an Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach.
Participants will be adolescent with diabetes aged 13-17 yrs and meet for two hours each week over a 10 week period to complete the “You Beat-It” program.
The purpose of the program is to help adolescent address the psychological problems associated with their diabetes.
Treatment will follow an Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) approach which was originally designed for the treatment
The study involves an adolescent group Psychological intervention using an Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach. Participants will be adolescent with diabetes aged 13-17 yrs and meet for two hours each week over a 10 week period to complete the “You Beat-It” program. The purpose of the program is to help adolescent address the psychological problems associated with their diabetes. Treatment will follow an Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) approach which was originally designed for the treatment of adult depression. IPT attempts to bring about change in interpersonal relationships by simplifying them into four core problem areas (Interpersonal Disputes, Role Transitions, interpersonal Sensitivity and Loss-Grief). In providing a simplified means of understanding these problems, it provides alternative pathways to resolve Interpersonal difficulties.Specific strategies are then used to aide in these 4 core problem areas (assertiveness, problem solving, role plays etc).
Sponsors
Queensland Department of Health
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Teenagers as participants aged-between 13-17 and having diabetes.
Exclusion criteria
Significant mental health problems i.e. active suicidality, psychosis or inappropriateness to go on waitlist due to severity of presenting problem etc.
Outcome results
None listed