NCT02093676

Applying the "New Authority" Model in the Treatment of Poorly Controlled Diabetic Adolescents and Their Families

Development and Assessment of a Treatment Protocol for Poorly Controlled Diabetic (Type 1) Adolescents, Based on "The New Authority" Model

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is presumed that families of poorly controlled diabetic adolescents (type 1) would benefit from parents' counselling, guided by "the New Authority" model.

Detailed description

"The New Authority" model has been shown to be helpful in risk behaviors such as children's violence and school refusal. It is assumed the model would prove helpful in the risk behavior of lack of adherence to diabetes treatment regimen. The treatment is give to parents only, without the adolescent's participation. It is predicted to improve self care, parents' monitoring, family conflict and parents' helplessness.

Conditions

• Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	experimental protocol treatment "The New Authority"

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-07-30
• Primary completion: 2018-03-30
• Completion: 2018-03-30
• First posted: 2014-03-21
• Last updated: 2018-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel