Study Into the Use of a Diabetes Specialist Transition Nurse in the Care of Young People With Type 1 Diabetes Undergoing Transition From the Paediatric to the Adult Services, at the Northampton General Hospital
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The rates of diabetes related hospital episodes, including Diabetic Ketoacidosis, between the 2 study groups before and after transition
研究概览
简要总结
Study into the use of a diabetes specialist transition nurse in the care of young people aged 16-20 years, with type 1 diabetes; undergoing transition from the paediatric to the adult diabetes services at the Northampton General Hospital
详细描述
Does the use of a structured diabetes transition program in the care of young people transitioning from the paediatric to the adult diabetes services at Northampton General Hospital improve the study group mean HbA1C, reduce the number of diabetes related hospital episodes and increase attendance at the adult diabetes clinic following transition to the adult service?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 20 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •established type 1 diabetes for minimum of 1 year
- •attended the Northampton general Hospital, children's and young peoples diabetes service for at least 6 months prior to transition
- •between the ages of 16 - 20 years
- •ability to participate in all aspects of the trial
- •written informed consent must be obtained
排除标准
- •any condition which may interfere with the subjects ability to participate in the study including cystic-fibrosis related diabetes
- •subjects who move away from the Northampton General Hospital clinic during the transition process
- •those unable to give informed consent
结局指标
主要结局
The rates of diabetes related hospital episodes, including Diabetic Ketoacidosis, between the 2 study groups before and after transition
时间窗: 3 years
Rates of admission
次要结局
- The frequency of testing according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence between the 2 study groups(3 years)
- To compare the proportion of young people in the study groups who fail to attend at least one out-patient adult diabetes appointment during the first year after transition(3 years)
- The mean Hba1C between the 2 study groups before and after transition(3 years)
- Emotional health of the 2 study groups(3 years)
研究者
Dr Anne Smith
Consultant Paediatrician
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust