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Impact of Integrated Pet Care on Glycemic Control and Diabetes Responsibility

NCT06598345 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-04-09

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if incorporating the structured care of a pet fish into a family-based diabetes self-care routine combined with communication skills training works to improve glycemic control, blood glucose monitoring frequency and blood glucose review in early adolescents with suboptimal control of type 1 diabetes.

Conditions

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Routine Pet Fish Care

Participants in the Routine Group will be provided specific instructions for coupling the daily and weekly fish care and diabetes care throughout the 12-week intervention They will also be told to monitor BG four times daily, review BG readings with their parent weekly and document the BG checks and weekly reviews on their device's software.

BEHAVIORAL

Collaborative Communication

Parents and participants in the Collaborative Communication group will be given recommendations for how to conduct weekly meetings in a collaborative approach based on a modified version of the Minute Meeting protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Olga Gupta · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-16
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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