Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Seattle Children's Hospital

Code:

NCT06085339

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Social Media

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a social media intervention to support diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Adolescent participants will be randomized to receive diabetes education and peer support over Instagram or to usual outpatient diabetes care. Researchers will assess whether the social media intervention is feasible. In addition, the study team will also explore and compare changes in glucose levels and person-reported outcomes between the two groups.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Study ID

NCT06085339

Start date

Oct 23, 2023

Status verified date

Dec, 2023

Completion date

Dec 31, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2024

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ≥12 months
  • Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level is > 7.0%
  • Currently use Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system
  • Speak English fluently
  • Cognitively able to participate in program on Instagram and complete surveys
  • Have access to a personal Instagram account
  • Found to be eligible on the Social Media Preference Screener

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is a ward of the state
  • Patient is pregnant as diabetes standard of care is different during pregnancy (i.e., different glycemic targets and frequency of clinic visits)
  • Severe comorbidities including other major chronic health conditions that significantly impact daily management demands or health outcomes

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Social Media Intervention

In addition to receiving usual care, participants enrolled in the social media arm will receive diabetes education and support over the course of 6 months by following the study team's Instagram page and engaging with the study team and other adolescent participants on Instagram.

no intervention: Usual Care

Usual care reflects the standard treatment currently provided to adolescents living with type 1 diabetes. Every adolescent with diabetes is cared for by a team of diabetes specialists which includes a provider (MD, Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner), registered nurse, nutritionist and social worker. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes are seen by their multidisciplinary team approximately every 3 months. In addition, they have access to their multidisciplinary care team via telephone and/or MyChart communication as often as is necessary between clinic visits.

Interventions

Social Media

The social media arm participants will receive a diabetes curriculum designed to address diabetes self-efficacy and independence with diabetes management over the course of 6 months. Participants will have the option to engage with the study team and other participants through Instagram posts and direct messaging.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility: Enrollment [ Time Frame: 0 months ]
  • Feasibility: Retention Rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Faisal S Malik, MD, MSHS

206-987-0121faisal.malik@seattlechildrens.org

Locations

Seattle Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

Contacts

Faisal S Malik, MD, MSHS

206-987-0121faisal.malik@seattlechildrens.org

More Information

Sponsor

Seattle Children's Hospital

Last update posted

Jan 3, 2024

Last verified

Dec, 2023

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Seattle Children's Hospital on 2024-01-03.