Adolescent Self-Care and Knowledge Education in Diabetes--Improved by Texting (ASKED-IT)

May 30, 2019 updated by: University of Colorado, Denver

Adolescent Self-Care and Knowledge Education in Diabetes--Improved by Texting (ASKED-IT)

This study is a randomized controlled trial assessing diabetes knowledge (using a Mercy-What I Know About Diabetes Test (MWIKAD) validated survey) and self-care practices (using a validated Self-management of Type 1 Diabetes-Adolescence (SMOD-A) survey) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. The intervention group will receive a minimum of 78 text messages related to diabetes over the course of 26 weeks from study enrollment. Subjects are invited to respond to some text messages which will be in the form of a multiple-choice question and if they do, they will receive an additional text message in response to their answer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

148

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 800045
        • Barbara Davis Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
  2. Receiving care in the pediatric clinic at the Barbara Davis Center (BDC)
  3. Age 15-20 at study enrollment
  4. English literate and English speaking
  5. Ability to complete the required surveys
  6. Have a personal cell phone with service compatible with EZTexting Platform
  7. Able to provide informed assent or consent (if 18 years of age or older) and parental informed consent (if needed).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Not planning to continue care in the pediatric clinic at BDC for at least the next 6 months.
  2. Diabetes Diagnosis other than Type 1 Diabetes
  3. Inability for the adolescent to respond to text messages (e.g. due to developmental delay)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control

At baseline enrollment: participants will be asked to fill out a demographic survey, the MWIKAD survey and the SMOD-A survey. HbA1c, frequency of Blood Glucose (BG) checks and percent of glucose values above, within and below the target range will be extracted from chart review.

Surveys (with the exception of demographics) and chart extraction will be repeated at 3 months and 6 months post enrollment.

Experimental: Texting

Participants will be asked to complete the same surveys on the same timeline as above. The texting group will be asked to provide their cell phone number to the texting software.

From baseline appointment to 26 weeks post enrollment, participants will receive a text message every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some text messages will be informational only, others will ask the participant for a response to a multiple-choice question with immediate feedback on the answer chosen.

From baseline appointment to 6 month follow up, those participants randomly assigned to the texting intervention will receive a text message every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some text messages will be informational only, others will ask the participant for a response to a multiple-choice question with immediate feedback on the answer chosen.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in knowledge about type 1 diabetes
Time Frame: 6 months from intervention
Measured by the Mercy-What I Know About Diabetes Test (MWIKAD)
6 months from intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in diabetes self-care practices
Time Frame: at 3 months and 6 months
Assessed by the Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents (SMOD-A) tool
at 3 months and 6 months
Change in Hemoglobin A1c
Time Frame: at 3 months and 6 months
at 3 months and 6 months
Change in blood glucose testing frequency
Time Frame: at 3 months and 6 months
at 3 months and 6 months
Change in percent of blood glucoses high, in range and low
Time Frame: at 3 months and 6 months
at 3 months and 6 months
Percent of text messages responded to in the study.
Time Frame: After 6 months of texting intervention
After 6 months of texting intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sonalee Ravi, MD, University of Colorado, Denver

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 12, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 14, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 14, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 7, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 3, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17-1135

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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