Transition of Diabetes Care From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Providers.
- Conditions
- Transition
- Interventions
- Other: Transition classes
- Registration Number
- NCT03844126
- Lead Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Brief Summary
A dedicated pre-transition class, as proposed in this study, could help facilitate a smooth transition between pediatric and adult diabetes care. The innovation in this study is that these classes are an opportunity for the patients and their families to meet with the Adult Diabetes Team consisting of a diabetologist, RD and CDE, prior to the transition of care. Having met them would then increase the likelihood of compliance with the Adult clinic visits.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Not wanting to participate in the classes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients attending the classes Transition classes The patients attending the transition classes will receive a survey to assess transition preparedness before and after attending the class.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Transition preparedness 1 month Patients with be given the modified TRAQ questionnaire before and after the program. A team consisting of an adult diabetes provider, diabetes nurse educator and dietitian will meet in small groups with adolescents between ages 16-18 years to provide them with 'adult specific' goals and discuss various topics like college preparedness, expectations from adult providers, potential changes in dynamics of diabetes management etc.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
🇺🇸Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States