CompletedNot Applicable

Study to Find Out if Intensive Diabetes Clinic and Continuous Glucose Monitors Help Teenagers With Diabetes

United States68 participantsStarted 2010-05

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out ways to help pre-teens and teens and their families to improve diabetes control and to help with the burden of diabetes management. Specifically, the study aims to find out if coming to diabetes clinic more frequently and for a longer period of time helps adolescents with diabetes, and if adolescents who wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for 3-5 days a month will have better diabetes control.

Who can participate

Age range10 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes mellitus of at least 12 months duration, followed by Rainbow Babies and Children's Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Division * Most recent HbA1c \>= 8.5% * Patients must be willing to check their blood sugar at least 4 times daily while wearing the CGM * Patients and families must be willing to come to diabetes clinic once a month for 4 months Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand and/or speak the English language * Pregnancy * Psychological counseling with Dr. Rebecca Hazen regarding diabetes adherence prior to the study

What they're measuring

Glycemic Control

Timeframe: Baseline and visit 4

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01083433

SponsorUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-09

Results submitted2015-12-03

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