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Type 1 Diabetes Virtual Self-management Education and Support

NCT05756829 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 580

Last updated 2026-04-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

OVERVIEW: People living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are expected to fit self-management and regular clinical consultations into busy lives. T1D self-management programs that offer frequent contact with care teams are most effective in helping patients achieve optimal glycemic control. However, this is difficult to deliver in the context of current T1D care which involves time-consuming in-person visits during working hours. The proposed study will test a virtual health care intervention to deliver "high frequency, low touch" care aimed at improving metabolic control, while reducing the burden on individuals and their healthcare teams.

STUDY DESIGN: A pragmatic multicenter, open-label, randomized trial to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of a multifaceted virtual health care intervention in improving glycemic control in individuals with T1D. Planned recruitment is 580 participants from 10 specialized T1D centres in Ontario.

INTERVENTION: Our intervention will include 1) frequent, brief virtual visits between patients with T1D and certified diabetes educators (conducted in real time using a secure telemedicine video interface accessible from any PC, tablet or smart phone) combined with automatic appointment reminders, and 2) a centralized web-based platform to provide educational classes, tools, and resources for diabetes self-management. Virtual visits will be an adjunct to routine in-clinic visits for blood pressure monitoring, foot checks, and surveillance for other complications of diabetes. This approach aims to enable patients to receive more education and support than is feasible in traditional health care models, and in a way that is more seamless (i.e. results in fewer disruptions to their daily life) and tailored to their individual needs based on their stage in life.

Conditions

  • type1diabetes

Interventions

OTHER

High frequency, low touch virtual health care

Virtual visits between certified diabetes educators and patients occurring every 2 +/- 1 weeks for a total of 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gillian Booth, MD · Unity Health Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-10
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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