NCT02883829

Effects of Web-Based Health Information on Risk Behavior for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes in College

Completed NA Last updated 17 November 2017

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Peer-Based Web-Based Health Information in Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 in 138 participants. Completed in 10 May 2017.

Timeline

4 April 2017

Primary endpoint
10 May 2017

10 May 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Boston Children's Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	138
Start date	4 April 2017
Primary completion	10 May 2017
Estimated completion	10 May 2017
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Peer-Based Web-Based Health Information
• Provider-Based Web-Based Health Information

Conditions studied

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 — all drugs for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 →

Sponsor

Boston Children's Hospital

Who can join

Adults 17 to 25, any sex, with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical periods during which health outcomes may be imperiled for youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Due to the strong presence of alcohol use in the college environment, college students with T1D may be especially vulnerable to these risks.

Our goal is to develop preliminary evidence in support of a scalable intervention targeting diabetes health management and alcohol use avoidance for college youth with T1D. For this project the investigators will engage at least 120 youth with T1D in college. The study sample will be drawn from two national, non-profit, peer support based groups: the College Diabetes Network (CDN) and the TuDiabetes Network.

The study aims to 1) develop and pilot and educational video intervention; 2) determine the acceptability and efficiency of various web platforms for engaging college students in completing a survey about their health and alcohol use and to; 3) compare effectiveness of delivery of a brief intervention delivered by a peer versus a provider. The investigators plan to engage 120 college youth with T1D in completing a survey about their health knowledge and alcohol use behaviors.

Baseline survey items will ask participants about knowledge, attitudes, and practices/plans for diabetes self-management and alcohol use in college. In response to survey items, participants will provide information on topics including general and disease-specific health information, as well as attitudes, behavior, beliefs, and knowledge related to alcohol use. Participants will also respond to questions relating to social support, mental health, and perseverance and commitment to long term goals.

Following the baseline survey, participants will be presented with a brief educational video about diabetes self-management and alcohol use risks. Participants will be randomized to receive one of two educational video interventions. One version will be framed and delivered from a peer-based source and the other from a provider, content will otherwise be identical. Participants will receive 2 follow-up surveys; one immediately following viewing the video and the second two weeks later. Both the immediate follow-up and the 2-week follow-up survey will test salience, recall, and effects on health knowledge, beliefs and behavioral intentions.

While the main purpose of the pilot is to ascertain preferences in the absence of preliminary data, our a priori hypothesis is that peer delivery will have greater impact for this population.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention of College Students with Type 1 Diabetes via Social Media: An Implementation Case Study.
   Wisk LE, Nelson EB, Magane KM, Weitzman ER. · · 2019 · cited 30× · PMID 31010315 · DOI 10.1177/1932296819839503
2. Psychoeducational Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Use for College Students With Type 1 Diabetes: Internet-Delivered Pilot Trial.
   Wisk LE, Magane KM, Nelson EB, Tsevat RK, et al · · 2021 · cited 12× · PMID 34591022 · DOI 10.2196/26418