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Behavior Therapy for Families of Diabetic Adolescents

NCT00358059 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2006-07-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Effective adaptation to type 1 diabetes mellitus requires adolescents and their families to work together effectively to solve problems and resolve disagreements in order to achieve acceptable diabetic control and treatment adherence. Many studies show that problematic family communication, insufficient parental involvement in care and parent-adolescent conflict are associated with poor adherence and poor diabetic control. This study tests a family communication and problem solving intervention by randomizing families of adolescent with type 1 diabetes to 6 months' treatment either with the experimental intervention, continuation in standard medical care for diabetes, or participation in a multifamily educational support group. Families are then followed for an additional 12 months to examine the longer-term effects of the interventions on the targeted diabetes outcomes.

Conditions

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nemours Children's Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tim Wysocki, Ph.D. · Nemours Children's Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-10-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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