RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05286892

Diabetes Learning in Virtual Environments Just in Time for Community Reentry

Diabetes Learning in Virtual Environments Just In Time for Community reEntry (Diabetes LIVE JustICE)

Sponsor

Louise Reagan

Enrollment

128 participants

Start Date

Apr 30, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Summary

The proposed study will use a randomized clinical trial design with non-equivalent control group and longitudinal design to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the Diabetes LIVE JustICE application. The design will incorporate repeated measures at 0, 6, and 12 weeks. Outcome variables will include recruitment assessments, participation, engagement, user experience, and measures proximally related to behavior change - e.g., diabetes knowledge, diabetes-related distress, diabetes self-care, and social support and clinical outcomes -e.g., glycemic control. Focus group interviewing will be conducted to evaluate acceptability among intervention group participants.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests an educational program delivered in virtual reality (VR) environments to help people with diabetes manage their condition after being released from prison. People leaving incarceration often face major challenges in accessing healthcare, and this program aims to provide diabetes education and support during that critical transition period. **You may be eligible if...** - You have type 1 or type 2 diabetes - You are 18 or older - You speak and understand English - You have recently been released directly from one of five Connecticut state prisons to supervised community housing or parole **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You do not meet the above criteria (no other specific exclusions are listed) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERDiabetes LIVE JustICE

Diabetes LIVE JustICE will be an adaptation of the current Diabetes LIVE persistent multi-user online virtual environment built on the Unreal Engine (Epic Games, Inc., Cary, NC) that allows users to talk to each other in real-time and participate in instructor-led synchronous sessions. Users can access the virtual environment through IOS/Android devices. Instructors can show learning material such as Google Docs and PowerPoint. The LIVE JustICE community will contain a community center, a tranquility center, and a message board. This will be an interactive community where participants will communicate in real-time on their mobile device or, if preferred, using their computer via text or audio chat. Access to LIVE will allow participants to utilize resources and links in the application, leave a message on the message board for the diabetes educators, or engage with other participants. Research team members will add and trial gaming activities to the VE during this feasibility study.

OTHEREnhanced Education

See control group description above