Type 1 Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
Compared family-based skills training (aka, Behavioral Family Systems Therapy) to youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes and their parents either face-to-face or over SkypeTM. Examined the differential impact on the youth's adherence to the diabetes medical regimen and the youth's blood sugar control.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBFST
Family-based skills training.
Sponsors
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 with type 1 diabetes characterized by an HbA1c value great than 9% * Caregivers willing to participate * Family members reading English at 5th grade level * Willing to be randomized.
Exclusion criteria
* Youth with intellectual disability * Parent or youth who doesn't speak English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HbA1c | Change from Baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months | HbA1c values for both intervention groups improved from baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adherence to diabetes treatment using the Diabetes Self Management Profile (DSMP) (Harris et al, 2001). | Change from Baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months | DSMP scores for both intervention groups improved from baseline to 3 months and from 3 months to 6 months. |
Outcome results
None listed