NCT06085339

Social Media Use in Adolescent Diabetes Care

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a social media intervention to support diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Adolescent participants will be randomized to receive diabetes education and peer support over Instagram or to usual outpatient diabetes care. Researchers will assess whether the social media intervention is feasible. In addition, the study team will also explore and compare changes in glucose levels and person-reported outcomes between the two groups.

Detailed description

The majority of adolescents with type 1 diabetes do not meet recommended glycemic targets, placing them at risk for acute and chronic diabetes-related complications. Strategies that improve adolescent diabetes self-management are needed. Social media offers new opportunities to provide diabetes education and peer support through communication in a digital environment. As part of a randomized controlled trial, adolescent participants will be randomized to receive diabetes education and peer support over Instagram in addition to usual care or to standard outpatient diabetes care.

Conditions

• Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Social Media	The social media arm participants will receive a diabetes curriculum designed to address diabetes self-efficacy and independence with diabetes management over the course of 6 months. Participants will have the option to engage with the study team and other participants through Instagram posts and direct messaging.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-23
• Primary completion: 2024-09-30
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2023-10-16
• Last updated: 2024-01-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States