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Supporting Treatment Adherence Needs in Diabetes

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Interventions
Behavioral: Family-based cognitive-behavioral treatment
Registration Number
NCT01030471
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brief Summary

There is an unmet treatment need for depressed adolescents with type 1 diabetes. To address this unmet need, we have designed a new, family-based, cognitive-behavioral intervention to reduce depressive symptoms, improve family functioning, and improve medication compliance. The intervention is delivered in two phases (1 - reduction of depressive symptoms and family conflict, 2 - adherence promotion) as efforts to improve adherence will have a greater likelihood of success if individual and family functioning variables are addressed first. To test the effectiveness of this intervention in reducing depressive symptoms and improving adherence, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing this new intervention to usual care in a sample of fifty-two adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their primary caregivers. Given the absence of this type of intervention and the significance of the problem, this study is timely and important, as it has the potential to positively impact diabetes-specific health outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 13-17
  • Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes according to criteria from the ADA for at least 1 year
  • Daily insulin dosing of at least 0.5 units per kilogram per day
  • Clinical elevation on the CDI (i.e., score at or above 13)
  • Assent to participation in study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Other chronic, physical disease or condition except for celiac or thyroid disease
  • Diagnosis of major mental disorder (e.g., bipolar disorder, thought disorder, anorexia nervosa)
  • Diagnosis of developmental disorder (e.g., mental retardation, autism, Asperger's)
  • Current enrollment in psychotherapy specifically targeting depression

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lifestyle counselingFamily-based cognitive-behavioral treatment-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)-Measure of adolescent depressive symptomsAssessed at 0, 1.5, 3, and 6 months after enrollment
Diabetes-Related Family Conflict Scale (DFCS)-Measure of family conflict around diabetes-specific tasksAssessed at 0, 1.5, 3, and 6 months from enrollment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hemoglobin A1c valueObtained at 0, 3, and 6 months after enrollment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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