Support Group Surveys for Individuals Who Have Type 1 Diabetes and an Eating Disorder

HealthPartners Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Eating Disorder; Type 1 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: ED/DM Support Group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00818142

03653-07-A

Details and patient eligibility

About

We propose to conduct a monthly group of persons with type 1 diabetes who also withhold insulin. Subjects will be asked to complete a 2-page survey (check-in sheet) at the beginning of each session and a 5-page survey (Diabetes and Eating Disorders Survey) on their first session and at their last session of their group.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have an eating disorder
• Have type 1 diabetes
• Withhold their insulin
• 18 years or older
• Actively being treated at EDI
• Committed to at least one appointment each month with each member of their individual EDI team (RD, CDE or RN, CDE; LP; and MD)
• Approval of participation by EDI/DM team (RD; RN; LP; MD)
• Able to attend 66% of group sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Psychologically not ready for this group therapy
• Have additional eating disorder issues that would make attendance in this group inappropriate
• Not committed to continuing treatment at PN's EDI
• Not being actively treated at PN's EDI
• Has type 2 diabetes

Trial design

16 participants in 1 patient group

eating disorder, type 1 diabetes

Description:

Individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder who withhold their insulin.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ED/DM Support Group