RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05910840

Support-t Online Training in Youth Living With Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning to Adult Care

Support-t, an Online Training and Peer Support Platform to Accompany Youth Living With Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning to Adult Healthcare

Sponsor

Anne-Sophie Brazeau

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Oct 7, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Metabolic Disease Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Endocrine System Diseases Immune System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders (Including Diabetes Mellitus)

Summary

The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine how an online training and peer support platform could help the preparation to transition to adult care. Among 14-16 year old youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), the investigators aim to assess the effect of an online training and peer support platform (Support-t) integrated in usual care, compared with usual care on Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), adverse outcomes and psychosocial measures during the preparation for transition to adult care. The investigators will conduct a multi-site, parallel group, blinded (outcome assessors, data analysts), superiority RCT of adolescents with T1D (14-16 years of age) followed at one of 4 university teaching hospital-based pediatric diabetes clinics in the province of Quebec.

Eligibility

Min Age: 14 YearsMax Age: 16 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing an online educational program called Support-t to help teenagers with type 1 diabetes (aged 14–16) prepare for the transition from pediatric (children's) care to adult medical care. The goal is to improve their confidence and diabetes management skills before they "age out" of children's hospitals. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 14–16 years old with type 1 diabetes - You receive diabetes care at one of four participating pediatric diabetes clinics in Quebec, Canada (Montreal, Sherbrooke, Gatineau, or Quebec City) - You have internet access and an active email address - You are fluent in English or French **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have severe neurocognitive disabilities - You have a condition that affects red blood cell survival (such as hemolytic anemia), which would make the HbA1c blood sugar test inaccurate Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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