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Social Media Intervention for Type 1 Diabetes

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Recruiting

Led By Faisal S Malik, MD, MSHS

Research Sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ≥12 months

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

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Study Summary

This trial will assess if an Instagram intervention can help teens manage type 1 diabetes. Participants will compare usual care vs. diabetes ed. & peer support. Researchers will measure glucose levels & person-reported outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adolescents with type 1 diabetes who have had it for at least a year, an HbA1c level over 7.0%, and use a Dexcom CGM device. They must be able to use Instagram and complete surveys but can't join if they're pregnant, wards of the state, or have severe health conditions that affect daily life.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests whether using Instagram for diabetes education and peer support helps manage type 1 diabetes in adolescents compared to standard care. Participants are randomly chosen to either get this new social media-based intervention or continue their usual outpatient care.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves social media use rather than medication, traditional physical side effects aren't expected. However, there may be psychological impacts from increased screen time or online interactions which will be monitored.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for over a year.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Feasibility: Enrollment

Feasibility: Retention Rate

Secondary outcome measures

Depressive Symptoms

Diabetes Distress

Diabetes Family Conflict

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Social Media InterventionExperimental Treatment1 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.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

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.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Social Media

2014

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~110

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Seattle Children's HospitalLead Sponsor

303 Previous Clinical Trials

5,216,760 Total Patients Enrolled

Faisal S Malik, MD, MSHSPrincipal InvestigatorSeattle Children's Hospital

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the age range for participants in this study limited to those over 35?

"Patients between the ages of 13 and 18 are desired for this medical trial."

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Is the enrollment process for this research project still open?

"Yes, the information available on clinicaltrials.gov signals that this medical study is actively searching for participants. It was initially posted on October 1st 2023 and has been updated as recently as October 10th 2023. The trial requires 60 patients from a single location to be recruited."

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Do the requirements for this trial match my qualifications?

"This particular medical trial is searching for sixty patients between the ages of 13 and 18 who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes."

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How many participants are enrolled in the research project?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov states that this medical trial has been open since the 1st of October 2023 and is actively searching for participants, aiming to recruit a total of 60 people at one location."

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What positive implications could arise from the results of this research?

"This 0 month clinical trial will assess the feasibility of achieving a high retention rate, and use three secondary measures to evaluate glucose control: time in range (70-180 mg/dL), time above range (>180 mg/dL), and time below range (<70mg/dL)."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Social Media Use in Adolescent Diabetes Care

2023. "Social Media Use in Adolescent Diabetes Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06085339.

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