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Adolescent Self-Care and Knowledge Education in Diabetes--Improved by Texting

NCT03241212 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 148

Last updated 2019-06-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial assessing diabetes knowledge (using a Mercy-What I Know About Diabetes Test (MWIKAD) validated survey) and self-care practices (using a validated Self-management of Type 1 Diabetes-Adolescence (SMOD-A) survey) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. The intervention group will receive a minimum of 78 text messages related to diabetes over the course of 26 weeks from study enrollment. Subjects are invited to respond to some text messages which will be in the form of a multiple-choice question and if they do, they will receive an additional text message in response to their answer.

Conditions

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Texting

From baseline appointment to 6 month follow up, those participants randomly assigned to the texting intervention will receive a text message every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some text messages will be informational only, others will ask the participant for a response to a multiple-choice question with immediate feedback on the answer chosen.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sonalee Ravi, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-12
Primary Completion
2018-12-14
Completion
2018-12-14

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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