An Internet Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes - Participation and Efficacy

Dr. Orit Hamiel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: An Internet Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02361606

2009108

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adolescents are often reluctant to receive psychological help. The investigators developed a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The investigators aimed to examine the participation rate and outcomes on glycemic control and quality of life.

Full description

Adolescents are often reluctant to receive psychological help. The investigators developed a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The investigators aimed to examine the participation rate and outcomes on glycemic control and quality of life.

Single center study was conducted to describe participation and efficacy of internet cognitive-behavioral intervention for youth with type 1 diabetes. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes, aged 13-20 years, treated at a Juvenile Diabetes Center, were offered to participate in the intervention. Recruitment period lasted for 2 months, during January-February, 2011.

HbA1c measures of adolescents that agreed to participate, were obtained from medical records.The adolescents, that logged in, were asked to complete questionnaires before the intervention assessing their expectations of the program, quality of life and parental support. After completion of questionnaires, the adolescents were encouraged to complete 6 virtual sessions. Satisfaction was assessed after each session. In the end of the program, participants were asked again to complete questionnaires. HbA1c levels were obtained again for participants that logged in, and for participants that passively refused, 3 months or more after the recruitment.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 20 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis with diabetes for at least 1 year
• treated at Juvenile Diabetes Center
• fluent Hebrew speakers

Exclusion criteria

• no previous diagnosis of a psychiatric condition (such as an eating disorder)
• no opposition to the internet due to religious issues.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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89 participants in 1 patient group

Internet CBT intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Eligible candidates were offered to participate in an internet cognitive behavioral intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: An Internet Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention