Feasibility of Delivering a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Diabetes Via Telehealth

NCT ID: NCT03333772

Last Updated: 2018-05-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-15

Study Completion Date

2018-02-10

Brief Summary

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Feasibility of a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults with Diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) Study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a diabetes management intervention via telehealth in preparation for a large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) entitled Evaluation of a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults with Diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) Study.

Detailed Description

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Feasibility of a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults with Diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) feasibility study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a diabetes management intervention via telehealth in preparation for a large-scale RCT.

Young adulthood is a challenging life stage for many individuals with diabetes; only 17% of YAs age 18-25 and 30% age 26-30 attain recommended A1C targets, and fewer than 1/3 perform self-care in accordance with national guidelines. Yet, it is a crucial stage for establishing health habits that persist throughout adulthood. To address these issues, our research team developed REAL Diabetes (Resilient, Empowered, Active Living with Diabetes), a 6-month individually tailored occupational therapy intervention focused on incorporating diabetes self-care into participants' daily habits and routines, and evaluated its efficacy in a pilot randomized controlled trial (n=81). REAL was shown in intention-to-treat analysis to significantly improve A1C (0.9% reduction; p=0.01) and diabetes-related quality of life (p=0.04). While REAL was highly promising in terms of its positive impact on health and quality of life, the intervention was delivered through home visits, limiting its potential for broad dissemination. Given that our target population experiences significant logistical barriers to clinic attendance (the impetus for our in-home treatment model), we therefore will adapt REAL to be delivered via telehealth (REAL-T), a highly promising care delivery model, and evaluate REAL-T in a large-scale RCT.

The current feasibility study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing the REAL-T intervention via telehealth by enrolling 10 participants who are 18-30 years of age, conducting the REAL-T intervention with all participants over a 3-month period, and assessing the process of implementing the study (feasibility and participant satisfaction).

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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REAL-T Intervention

The current feasibility study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing the REAL-T RCT by enrolling 10 participants who are 18-30 years of age, conducting the REAL-T intervention with all participants over a 3-month period, evaluating pre-to-post changes in their health and quality of life, and assessing the process of implementing the study (feasibility and participant satisfaction).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

REAL-T Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individualized lifestyle intervention conducted via internet-based videoconferencing and incorporating the following topics: Diabetes knowledge; access to healthcare; communication with healthcare providers; incorporation of diabetes self-care tasks within daily habits and routines; social support; and emotional well-being. Participants will have approximately 6-10 sessions lasting about one hour each, over a 3-month period.

Interventions

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REAL-T Intervention

Individualized lifestyle intervention conducted via internet-based videoconferencing and incorporating the following topics: Diabetes knowledge; access to healthcare; communication with healthcare providers; incorporation of diabetes self-care tasks within daily habits and routines; social support; and emotional well-being. Participants will have approximately 6-10 sessions lasting about one hour each, over a 3-month period.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes for at least 12 months
* Hemoglobin A1C \>7.5%
* Resident of Los Angeles County with no imminent plans to relocate
* Fluent in English
* Previous participant in REAL Diabetes Study

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the next 4 months
* Diagnosed with a comorbid cognitive or intellectual disability
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elizabeth Pyatak

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elizabeth Pyatak, PhD, OTR/L

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Southern California

Locations

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USC Center for Health Professionals

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Pyatak EA, Florindez D, Peters AL, Weigensberg MJ. "We are all gonna get diabetic these days": the impact of a living legacy of type 2 diabetes on Hispanic young adults' diabetes care. Diabetes Educ. 2014 Sep-Oct;40(5):648-58. doi: 10.1177/0145721714535994. Epub 2014 May 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24867918 (View on PubMed)

Pyatak EA, Sequeira PA, Whittemore R, Vigen CP, Peters AL, Weigensberg MJ. Challenges contributing to disrupted transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med. 2014 Dec;31(12):1615-24. doi: 10.1111/dme.12485. Epub 2014 May 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24798586 (View on PubMed)

Pyatak EA, Florindez D, Weigensberg MJ. Adherence decision making in the everyday lives of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2013 Jul 29;7:709-18. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S47577. Print 2013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23935361 (View on PubMed)

Pyatak EA, Carandang K, Davis S. Developing a Manualized Occupational Therapy Diabetes Management Intervention: Resilient, Empowered, Active Living With Diabetes. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2015 Jul;35(3):187-94. doi: 10.1177/1539449215584310.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26594741 (View on PubMed)

Pyatak EA, Carandang K, Vigen C, Blanchard J, Sequeira PA, Wood JR, Spruijt-Metz D, Whittemore R, Peters AL. Resilient, Empowered, Active Living with Diabetes (REAL Diabetes) study: Methodology and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an occupation-based diabetes management intervention for young adults. Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Mar;54:8-17. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.025. Epub 2017 Jan 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28064028 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REAL-T Feasability

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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