Life skills for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents

Life skills for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents: an interventional study with a concurrent mixed methods design

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN54243636

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-08

Start date

2009-09-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Type I diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Participants are randomised to an intervention group (n = 34) or a control group (n = 34). Adolescents and parents in the intervention group receive guided self-determination at the Paediatric Outpati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents between the ages 13 - 18 years, either sex, and their parents 2. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least 1 year 3. Poorly regulated, defined by a HbA1c above or equal to 8.0% 4. Participants must speak, read, write and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents with severe illness, mental problems, in current psychological or psychiatric treatment 2. Adolescents who do not want to participate and do not sign a consent form 3. Parents with severe illness, mental problems, in current psychological or psychiatric treatment 4. Parents who do not want to participate and do not sign a consent form 5. Unable to speak, read, write and understand Danish

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline and every third month until the end of the study: 1. HbA1c 2. Perception of Parents Scale (POPS) 3. Health Care Climate Questionaire (HCCQ) 4. Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) 5. Perception of Competence (PCD) 6. World Health Organization Wellbeing Index (WHO5 - well-being) 7. Self monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) per week and cancellations or failure to show up are registered	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months: Regarding the qualitative part, adolescents and their parents from the intervention group are being followed through the process. Consultations at the Paediatric Outpatient Clinics are being taped. At the end of the study adolescents, parents and health professionals are interviewed. Constant comparative analysis as recommended by Grounded Theory is used.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months: Regarding the qualitative part, adolescents and their parents from the intervention group are being followed through the process. Consultations at the Paediatric Outpatient Clinics are being taped. At the end of the study adolescents, parents and health professionals are interviewed. Constant comparative analysis as recommended by Grounded Theory is used.

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 28, 2026