Diabetes Adolescent and Family Group Therapy

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Trial

Official title: Adjustment and Self-Management Intervention Groups for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

In this research study the investigators want more about how being in a group about diabetes helps your family versus individual treatment. The investigators are now asking youth with recently diagnosed (<1 year) diabetes and their parents to be in the research, because the investigators want to see if this diabetes group and/or individual therapy is helpful to your coping, adjustment, and family communication about diabetes.

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects the Group Therapy Project has on parents and child's management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) from both a group versus an individual therapy modality. We want to start a group and individual therapy program that looks at youth and family adjustment and coping at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital with patients who have T1DM. There has been research before on this group therapy and we want to look at it in a "typical" clinical setting at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for both group and individual therapy, including recently diagnosed patients (<1 year). This research is being done to understand how a peer and family-based group versus individual therapy can be helpful by looking at survey data as well as medical data before and after participating in the diabetes therapy program. This information will help us further develop prevention and intervention programs for other youth with T1DM and their families. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

• NCT number: NCT01626586
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2012
• Completion date: February 24, 2020