NCT03999385

Mindful Self-Compassion to Assist Emerging Adults With Diabetes Transition to Adulthood

Growth and Self-Care: The Use of Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Assist Emerging Adults With Diabetes Transition to Adulthood

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The transition from pediatric to adult care is particularly difficult for individuals with Type 1 diabetes. It is hypothesized that a mindfulness-based intervention for individuals making this transition will contribute to personal psychological well-being, superior participation in health care, and more tightly controlled blood sugar levels. Young adults with Type I diabetes will complete an eight-week training program in Mindful Self-Compassion. Intervention effectiveness will be assessed with both self-report and physiological measures. Assessments will occur at the start of the training program, end of the program, and three-months post-program.

Detailed description

This research will evaluate the consequences of an eight-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) intervention on the psychological and physical well-being of 18 to 25 year-old individuals with Type 1 diabetes who are at an age of established risk. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an immediate intervention group or wait-list control group. All participants will be tested before and after the intervention on a battery of self-report measures designed to assess various aspects of self-care and psychological functioning. Blood samples will also be taken before and after the intervention to determine HbA1C levels. Participants will also receive a followup assessment three-months post-intervention to assess the durability of the effects. We expect MSC training to induce positive change in participants' diabetes management and personal well-being.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)	The MSC program was developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD and Kristin Neff, PhD.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-24
• Primary completion: 2021-06-01
• Completion: 2021-06-01
• First posted: 2019-06-26
• Last updated: 2019-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada