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PETS-D (Parent Education Thru Simulation-Diabetes)

NCT01517269 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 191

Last updated 2015-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis: Parents who receive Parent Education Thru Simulation-Diabetes (PETS-D) will have significantly higher diabetes knowledge (cognitive visual schemata), better technical and problem-solving competence and confidence, and lower fear and stress/anxiety levels; and provide better diabetes management at 14 weeks compared to those parents receiving standard diabetes education.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent education with human patient simulator

After child is newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, parents will receive 3 teaching sessions over 12 weeks, after baseline data collected, at 1 month, and at 3 months, covering hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and pattern management using teaching vignettes and practice with human patient simulator

BEHAVIORAL

Standard care

After child is newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, parents will receive 3 teaching sessions over 12 weeks, after baseline data collected, at 1 month, and at 3 months, covering hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and pattern management without the use of a simulator

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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