In adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who are undergoing transition from paediatric diabetes services at the Royal Children's Hopsital, Melbourne, Australia to adult diabetes services in the Melbourne Metropolitan area, is a case management programme more effective than standard care as assessed by frequency of clinic attendance at 12 months post transition to adult services?

Murdoch Children's Research Institute0 sites120 target enrollmentSeptember 21, 2011

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

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Start Date

September 21, 2011

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\)Youth with T1DM aged 17\-19 years regardless of diabetes\-related complication status or co\-morbidity i.e. nephropathy, retinopathy, coeliac disease, thyroid disease, known mental health issues
•2\)Youth scheduled for transition to adult diabetes services between January 2012 and March 2013
•3\)Youth who wish to transition to any of the adult centres in the Melbourne metropolitan area
•4\)Youth must have the capacity to give informed consent i.e. they must be either greater than or equal to 18 years of age or be deemed to be a ‘mature minor’ by the PI

•1\)Non\-T1DM i.e. Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Cystic fibrosis\-related diabetes or steroid\-induced diabetes
•2\)Non\-English speaking as follow\-up communication will be necessary by telephone and a command of the English language is required to complete the questionnaire assessments
•3\)The presence of any complex medical background which may affect the frequency of hospital clinic visits. Specifically potential participants will be excluded if they have any complex physical or intellectual disabilities, or any complex medical conditions which require regular in\-patient or out\-patient contact with non\-diabetes hospital departments on an ongoing basis