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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Program of Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes (INTEDI)

NCT03734367 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2018-11-08

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Summary

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is one of the main health problems of the pediatric population worldwide, being one of the most frequent chronic endocrinology diseases in childhood and adolescence. It is a chronic degenerative disease that requires changes in the habits of life, which greatly influences the psychological functioning of those who suffer from it. Emotional factors play an important role in the control of diabetes. Specifically, emotional activation in response to different emotions such as stress, is considered one of the main factors involved in the destabilization of metabolic control in diabetes. The purpose of the study is to assess whether the introduction of a program for the development of emotional skills produces an increase in the emotional management of patients and examine whether these abilities are associated with better metabolic control measured by glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), better healthy lifestyle habits and greater emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.This is an interventional study with two arms: 1) a control group and 2) an intervention group. The present work aims to offer a new intervention tool focused on the processing of emotional information to work the unpleasant emotions associated with this disease. The program will be designed following the Emotional Intelligence model of authors Mayer and Salovey and will focus on the development of emotional skills and knowledge that will help adolescents to promote healthy habits and improve their quality of life. The main objective of the program is to contribute to improving the knowledge and abilities of perception, assimilation, understanding and intra and interpersonal emotional regulation. The expected outcomes of the research are related to improvements in clinical practice. Increasing emotional skills of patients with diabetes can contribute to improving their quality of life and well-being. The expected results of this research will provide professionals with tools that will enable greater guarantees in adherence to treatment by patients. These results could lead to a utility model, introducing an assistance model different from the usual practice that introduces the intervention in emotional skills in the management of pediatric diabetic patients. In addition, this intervention could have an impact not only on the psychological components of the patient but also on metabolic changes and life habits.

Conditions

  • Type1 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Emotional abilities training program

A randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effectiveness of a program of emotional skills on metabolic control to be assessed through the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), healthy lifestyle habits and wellbeing in adolescents with type 1, Diabetes Mellitus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Loyola Andalucia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Desireé Ruiz, Psychologist · Universidad Loyola Andalucía

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-31
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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