Disaster Preparedness Among Families Caring for Children With Diabetes

July 19, 2016 updated by: Rubina Heptulla, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

Pre-hurricane Disaster Preparedness: A Survey in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes

The primary aim of the survey is to ascertain the emergency preparedness among our families with diabetes mellitus and to obtain a percentage of unprepared to the ones who are prepared. The secondary aim is to demonstrate the relationship between disaster preparedness and factors like socio-economic status, parent's marital status, ethnicity and those who had prior experience of a disaster to those who have not experienced a disaster.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This is a cross-sectional study. The subjects are the parent/parents/legal guardian, who will be coming to the clinic for their routine appointment for diabetes management. During the time in which the subject is waiting for the doctor or after their check-up, a research team member will approach the family and ask for their permission to administer the survey. The survey consists of a series of questions designed to ascertain the awareness towards emergency preparedness among families. After they have completed the questionnaire they would be given and/or mailed handouts to enhance their awareness towards disaster preparedness.

Potential Benefits:

This study will help to increase awareness regarding disaster preparedness among the surveyed families. Subjects and families will gain valuable information about caring for diabetes in the event of a disaster.

The potential benefit to the society is that through this study we can ascertain the primary caregiver's awareness of disaster preparedness in regard to a family member with a chronic illness. We will suggest measures to improve their competency towards dealing with disasters. We will be providing educational literature to the primary care givers in the form of handouts at the end of the survey.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

142

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

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77054
        • Texas Children Hospital

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

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The target populations for our study are the families attending the Diabetes/ Endocrine Clinic at Texas Children Hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects include families of children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Diabetes/ Endocrine Clinic at Texas Children Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects excluded are families of Children with illnesses other than type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Diabetes/ Endocrine Clinic at Texas Children Hospital.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The primary aim is to ascertain the emergency preparedness among our families with diabetes mellitus and to obtain a percentage of unprepared to the ones who are prepared.
Time Frame: September 2008
September 2008

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: RUBINA A HEPTULLA, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 27, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 29, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-23261

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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