Status:

COMPLETED

A Pilot Study Examining a Reinforcement Approach to Improve Diabetes Management

Lead Sponsor:

UConn Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Yale University

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Type 1 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Glucose control is necessary to avoid the immediate and long-term adverse effects associated with type 1 diabetes, and frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose is the first important step to achievin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 15-21 years old
  • diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) \>12 months via ADA guidelines (Silverstein et al., 2005)
  • average A1c \>7.5% and \<11% during the year before study entry, and most recent A1c \>7.5% but \<11%
  • SMBG user with clinical recommendations to test \>4 times/day
  • past month SMBG \<4 times/ day on average
  • English speaking and able to read at \>5th grade level

Exclusion

  • have a major psychiatric or neurocognitive disorder that would inhibit participation
  • have a major visual impairment
  • meet DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling
  • have a significant other medical condition that impacts diabetes management
  • plan to switch insulin delivery mode (injection to pump or vice versa) in the next 12 months, or have recently switched
  • are pregnant or trying to become pregnant
  • are participating in another clinical trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01829555

Start Date

February 1 2013

End Date

August 1 2014

Last Update

November 10 2014

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Pediatric Endocrinology, Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519