Type1diabetes, Fear of Hypoglycemia
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall objective and Primary Aim of this Limited Competition: Small Grant Program (R03) is to address the critical need of identifying and decreasing fear of hypoglycemia, which will be accomplished by conducting a pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of Blood Glucose Awareness Training, which has been adapted for, but never evaluated in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and their parents.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFear of Hypoglycemia
Participants will receive exposure and response prevention and/or hypoglycemia awareness training.
OTHERTreatment As Usual
Treatment As Usual
Sponsors
University of Virginia
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* adolescents aged 10-17 years and their parent(s) or legal guardian; * T1D duration \>1 year; * insulin pump use \>6 months; * agreement of both parent and adolescent to participate in intervention sessions; * elevated scores on the Parent Hypoglycemia Fear Survey - Behavior Subscale.
Exclusion criteria
* developmental disability or reading disorder that prevents understanding of the intervention materials; and * non-English speaking adolescents and parents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease in scores on the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey | Baseline, 3 and 6 months | To address the critical need of identifying and decreasing fear of hypoglycemia, which will be accomplished by evaluating the efficacy of Blood Glucose Awareness Training as compared to treatment as usual. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed