Skype for Youth With Poorly Controlled Diabetes (SKYPE)

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: BFST

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02274103

6000

Details and patient eligibility

About

Compared family-based skills training (aka, Behavioral Family Systems Therapy) to youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes and their parents either face-to-face or over SkypeTM. Examined the differential impact on the youth's adherence to the diabetes medical regimen and the youth's blood sugar control.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 with type 1 diabetes characterized by an HbA1c value great than 9%
• Caregivers willing to participate
• Family members reading English at 5th grade level
• Willing to be randomized.

Exclusion criteria

• Youth with intellectual disability
• Parent or youth who doesn't speak English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinic

Active Comparator group

Description:

BFST delivered to youth with poorly controlled diabetes and their families in the clinic, face-to-face.

Treatment:

Behavioral: BFST

Skype

Active Comparator group

Description:

BFST delivered to youth with poorly controlled diabetes and their families using Skype.

Treatment:

Behavioral: BFST