Hypoglycemia, Type One Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
Uncontrolled diabetes is associated with increased risk for micro-vascular complication. Hypoglycemia is one of the major barriers in achieving good glucose control. Hypoglycemia is associated with a range of unpleasant symptoms including palpitations, tremor, hunger, sweating, confusion, difficulties in thinking as well as other idiosyncratic symptoms. Fear of hypoglycemia (FOH) refers to phobic avoidance reactions associated with hypoglycemia FOH may increase behavioral attempts to avoid hypoglycemia including decreased consumption of insulin and/or increased consumption of carbohydrates, resulting in poor glycemic control and an increased risk of diabetic complication. In this study, the investigators present a novel system, which simultaneously employs BioFeedback and Virtual Reality in order to cope with fear of hypoglycemia.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsych-Educational session and virtual reality
Psych-Educational session and virtual reality
BEHAVIORALPsych-Educational and BF sessions
Psych-Educational and BF sessions
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Type 1 diabetic patient, male and females above the age of 18. * Patients with significant fear of hypoglycemia as indicated in the HFS-W (equals or greater than 3 on at least one of the item on the HFS-W ).
Exclusion criteria
Patient with severe hypoglycemia event in the last 6 months will be excluded. Patient with mental illness will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of fear of hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetic patients as measured by reduction of 2 point on the HFS-W). pre-treatment and after two months post completion of treatment. | two months |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed