Remedy to Diabetes Distress (R2D2): A Scalable Screen to Treat Program for School-age Families (R2D2)

August 28, 2026 updated by: Susana Patton, Nemours Children's Clinic
This R01 is in response to RFA-DK-19-021, Treating Diabetes Distress to Improve Glycemic Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes. The objective is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, practical, and potentially scalable screen to treat program for diabetes distress in families of school-age children with T1D (called Remedy to Diabetes Distress [R2D2]) and to test the initial efficacy of R2D2 to reduce diabetes distress to improve children's glycemic control.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Only 22% of school-age children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) achieve an HbA1c of <7.5% while the majority of school-age children who exceed this target are at higher risk for T1D-related complications. Achieving optimal T1D self-care is the only direct pathway to better HbA1c and even with the addition of modern therapeutic modalities (e.g., hybrid closed loop), it is a complex, time-consuming, and relentless task. School-age children cannot effectively manage T1D alone and require help from their parents to participate in daily T1D self-care. The research suggests that both parents and youth with T1D are vulnerable to Diabetes Distress (DD) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care recommend ongoing assessment of DD in youth (starting at 7-8-years-old) and their caregiver during routine diabetes clinic visits. Unfortunately, while DD screening may be an ADA Care Standard, there are no practical treatment options for clinics to adopt to treat DD in school-age families in the case of positive screens. The researchers submit this new R01 in response to RFA-DK-19-021, Treating Diabetes Distress to Improve Glycemic Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes. Our objective is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, practical, and potentially scalable screen to treat program for DD in families of school-age children with T1D (called Remedy to Diabetes Distress [R2D2]) and to test the initial efficacy of R2D2 to reduce DD to improve children's glycemic control. To enhance scientific rigor, the researchers plan to use the ORBIT model for behavioral intervention development to guide the study design. The specific aims are: 1) Define feasibility and acceptability of our new screen to treat program (R2D2) for DD in school-age families, and 2) Establish initial efficacy of R2D2 to reduce parent and child DD to improve child glycemic control. The researchers propose to address these Aims through an iterative process and multiple projects to complete the necessary formative research to design, build, and prepare to implement R2D2. The researchers then propose to complete a Pilot randomized controlled trial of their R2D2 screen to treat program, testing for its initial efficacy based on child HbA1c and time in range (primary outcomes) and parent and child DD and resilience, and T1D self-care (secondary outcomes; Phase 2b: Pilot, n=180). The impact of the proposed R01 is high because it addresses a critical need for practical and evidence-based solutions for screening and treating DD in families of school-age children, heretofore an understudied patient subgroup. The researchers believe our study optimally responds to the FOA because the research team is multidisciplinary (anchored by a partnership between behavioral science and diabetology), and their R2D2 screen to treat program reflects a practical team approach that can realistically occur in clinic and scale to other centers.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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180

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Mercy Kansas City
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

8 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • child age between 8-12 years, physician confirmed T1D diagnosis,
  • either the child or the parent or both the child and parent report diabetes distress levels at or above clinical cut-points,
  • child is on an intensive insulin regimen (pump or MDI).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children on a conventional insulin regimen, children and/or parents who do not report diabetes distress levels at or above the clinical cut-points,
  • children who have an allergy or sensitivity to the adhesive and/or skin preparation used for CGM, children with a comorbid chronic condition (e.g., renal disease),
  • children and parents who do not speak English.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: R2D2 mHealth treatment for diabetes distress
This is a mHealth supported, cognitive behavioral treatment for parents and school-age children who were identified with clinically relevant levels of diabetes distress as part of a clinic screening program
Behavioral: R2D2 mHealth intervention
R2D2 mHealth treatment will use cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and behavioral activation strategies
No Intervention: Standard Care Control
Parents and school-age children who were identified with clinically relevant levels of diabetes distress as part of a clinic screening program will receive local resources (print or electronic).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
youth glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
proxy measure of average glycemic levels over 10-12 weeks
week 0, week 13
youth time in range
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
based on continuous glucose levels, the percentage of time spent between 70-180mg/dl
week 0, week 13

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Problem Areas in Diabetes-Child (PAID-C)
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
validated child report of diabetes distress; range: 11-66, higher scores reflect greater distress
week 0, week 13
Parent Problem Areas in Diabetes-Child (P-PAID-C)
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
validated parent report of diabetes distress; range 16-96, higher scores reflect greater distress
week 0, week 13
Diabetes Strengths and Resilience
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
validated child report of resilience; range: 12-60, higher scores reflect greater resilience
week 0, week 13
Brief Resilience Scale
Time Frame: week 0, week 13
validated adult report of resilience; range 1-5, higher scores reflect greater resilience
week 0, week 13

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Nemours Children's Clinic

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Susana R Patton, PhD, Nemours Children's Health

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 26, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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August 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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August 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 16, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 24, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 7, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 28, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 1687888

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The investigators may deposit de-identified data in appropriate public repositories in a timely manner once they have published the main findings from the final data set. The investigators will not share data that may be linked back to individual research participants.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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