Acceptance and Value Based Methods in Increasing Wellbeing of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Central Finland Hospital District

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: acceptance and commitment therapy, ACT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03825562

Dnro 7U/2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to study how using acceptance and value based group intervention helps the wellbeing of teenagers with type in diabetes.

The investigators created an ACT-group intervention consisting of five sessions, based on earlier research. 12-16 years- old diabetics who are treated at KSSHP pediatric policlinic are invited to join the groups. The participants are randomized to research and control groups. The HbA1c-level is monitored for both groups as well as the psychological flexibility, diabetes related acceptance, depression and quality of life.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• type 1 diabetes

Exclusion criteria

• weekly psychiatric appointments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

research group

Experimental group

Description:

Research group is attending the ACT intervention first and from before and afte measurement are compared to the control group

Treatment:

Behavioral: acceptance and commitment therapy, ACT

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control group is offered to attend the intervention afterwards

Treatment:

Behavioral: acceptance and commitment therapy, ACT