Children's Mercy Teens with Type 1 Diabetes Will Participate in an Online Peer Support Group.

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes

• Registration Number: NCT06412146
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to examine the impact of an online peer support group in Children's Mercy teens with Type 1 Diabetes.

The main objectives are to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Diabetes Link's online social platform Discord among youth with diabetes as it relates to peer support, diabetes management, and usability and to examine the efficacy/magnitude of the effect of the Discord group on treatment adherence among youth with diabetes.

Participants will participate in an online peer support group for 3 months and provide their feedback while doing so.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-14
• Study Start: 2024-06-21
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-03
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-30
• Study Completion: 2025-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• T1D Diagnosis
• 16-19 years old
• 11th-12th graders
• Access to smartphone/laptop
• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Final Feedback Survey	3 months	qualitative feedback on Discord/study setup
Discord User Metrics	3 months	time online, voice time,

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diabetes Measures	3 months	TIR,

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Mercy Hospital; 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States