Actively Recruiting
Optimizing Navigation for Wellness And Resources Utilization in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes
Led by University of Pittsburgh · Updated on 2026-04-27
104
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
13 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pittsburgh
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating different strategies to address health-related social needs (HRSN) experienced by adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes and their families. The study aims to find out how feasible, acceptable, and consistently these strategies can be implemented to improve outcomes for youth with type 2 diabetes. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of several groups combining tailored resources, universal empowerment, text messages, and support from community health workers (CHW). Tailored resources include providing specific resource lists and physical items like food boxes based on individual needs. Universal empowerment offers general resources and opportunities to meet with social workers. Text messages are sent monthly for three months with information and opt-in links for resources. Community health workers provide personalized support connecting participants to resources. During the study, participants will attend regular diabetes clinic visits, complete surveys and interviews, and be connected to community resources. Researchers will assess how well the strategies are accepted and implemented, and track health-related social needs like food, housing, and transportation insecurity, as well as medical measures such as hemoglobin A1C and body mass index. The study will follow participants over several months to monitor these outcomes and support their ongoing care.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Pilot-Testing Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes by Addressing Health-Related Social Needs
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adolescent aged 13 to 22 years with a known diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
- Followed clinically at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Able to provide assent or consent
- Adult caregiver (18 years or older) who is primary caretaker of an adolescent or young adult with type 2 diabetes
- Caregiver has an adolescent or young adult who agrees to participate
- Caregiver able to provide consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to complete study questionnaires in English
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 3 months
Participants receive behavioral interventions to address health-related social needs (HRSN). Depending on group assignment, this includes tailored resource lists and warm referrals, universal empowerment with resource lists and social worker access, monthly text messages for 3 months, and/or support from a trained Community Health Worker (CHW).
Monthly visits or contacts for 3 months depending on intervention
Duration - 3 months after treatment ends
Participants are followed to assess acceptability and fidelity of interventions as well as health-related social needs and health outcomes such as Hemoglobin A1C and Body Mass Index.
Visits at 1 week after baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD MSHP
M
Maya I Ragavan, MD MPH MS
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
4
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