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The Effect of Social Relationships on Psychological Distress and Disease Progression in Patients With Diabetes

NCT03083795 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2017-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a monthly social support group along with a weekly peer-to-peer meeting in improving perceived level of social support, diabetes distress, and A1c profiles in patients with Type II diabetes mellitus, compared with standard care offered at British Columbia Diabetes (BC Diabetes).

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social relationships intervention

Participants randomized to the social interaction cohort will meet on a monthly basis for a two hour group session designed to build social connections. In addition, participants will be paired with another study participant in this group, and will be asked to meet on a monthly basis for a minimum of 45 minutes. All participants in the social support cohort will continue to receive best standard diabetes management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BCDiabetes.Ca

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Elliott, MBBS · BC Diabetes, The University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-12-31

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