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Contributions of Health Psychology to Support Patients With Diabetes Through Online Tools

NCT06194240 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2024-01-08

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Summary

With over 4 million people living with diabetes in France, i.e. 6% of the general population, it is necessary to consider both their physical and mental health. Indeed, recent studies have shown that with a good quality of life, patients have better disease management, improved physical health and social life, and reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Quality of life is at the heart of this research project. In order to improve it, several psychotherapies can be used, notably those that include mindfulness. Of all those proposed in the literature, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), developed by Hayes, appears to be ideally suited to this objective. The aim of this psychotherapy is to improve the patient's psychological flexibility. According to the scientific literature, ACT therapy has been shown to improve the quality of life of patients living with diabetes, as well as their ability to manage their condition and reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

This research project aims to:

1. To help patients cope better with their illness through learning the different dimensions of ACT therapy in order to obtain a toolbox to use on a daily basis, when necessary.
2. To offer professionals alternatives to the traditional care of diabetic patients with the toolbox cited above.
3. To enable health authorities to take advantage of this program and these different exercises to reduce complications in the medium and long term for people with diabetes and change health behaviors.

In 2020, the French Diabetics Federation created the "Slow Diabetes" movement. The initial objective of which was to help people with diabetes to better cope with their isolation linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since its launch, this movement has taken the form of several programs lasting three or six weeks and developed to improve the general well-being of people with diabetes.

The research proposed here seeks to improve the quality of life of diabetic patients through online ACT therapy, based on the "Slow Diabetes" model.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

DiabACT

E-program proposed to diabetic patients based on ACT therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Lorraine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-04-24
Completion
2023-06-06

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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