Children's Mercy Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Will Participate in an Online Peer Support Group.
- 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
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
- T1D Diagnosis
- 16-19 years old
- 11th-12th graders
- Access to smartphone/laptop
- English-speaking
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Discord User Metrics 3 months Participant involvement was measured by the number of user instances of involvement in the online group (group chats plus online events attended).
"Yes" Responses on Final Feedback Survey 3 months Each participant had 4 yes/no questions to answer about their study experience. "Yes" implied high satisfaction, and "no" meant there was room for improvement.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Diabetes Measures 3 months percentage of HbA1c
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Children's Mercy Hospital
🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States