Promoting Self-management Behaviors in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes, Using Digital Storytelling

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Self-management Behaviors Education Through Digital Storytelling Method and Conventional Method in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Referred to Diabetes Clinic in Hospitals Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04608058
• Other study ID #: 1398.244
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 30, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of digital storytelling on the Self-Management behavior of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TID).

Description:

In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 60 eligible adolescents with TID were selected based on a convenient sampling method. Next, the participants were randomly allocated into two parallel groups: intervention (training with digital storytelling method, n=30) or control (training with conventional) n=30) groups. Before and three months after the intervention the patients' levels of self-management behaviors according to Self-Management of TID amongst adolescents (SMOD-A); in addition to the Glycated Hemoglobin test (HbA1c) were measured.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: March 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adolescents with TID

• using medication (insulin)

• willing to participate in the study and complete the informed consent

• having a basic knowledge of working with computers

• ability to communicate on the telephone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• physical or mental disabilities

• take anti-anxiety or antidepressant medication

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Self-Management

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Digital storytelling training
The digital content in this study is called "Diabetes and Bumblebee". It features 35 minutes of animation that provides children with a brief description of the disease, its symptoms and complications, treatment methods, the type of insulin, how to preserve insulin, the importance of nutrition and exercise in treating diabetes as well as efficient communication and collaboration with parents and healthcare providers. Exciting and interactive animations were used to depict the daily life of a adolescence with diabetes.
• Routine training
The control group received the clinics' routine training include face to face class education.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	Shiraz	Fars

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nahid Zarifsanaiey

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iran, Islamic Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Self-management behavior	Self-Management of TID in Adolescence (SMOD-A) questionnaire which includes 48 items in 5 domains; cooperation with Parents, Diabetes care activities, Diabetes Problem-Solving, Diabetes Communication, and Goal in Diabetes. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 3 (always). Higher scores are associated with better self-management behaviors.	3 months
Secondary	Change in Glycated hemoglobin A1c		3 months