MICHAEL Method- Fulfilling Individual Potential to Attain Excellence - as a Tool for Improving Metabolic Control and Quality of Life Among Adolescence With Type 1 Diabetes

April 30, 2014 updated by: Rabin Medical Center

Type 1 diabetes is the most common childhood disease. Treatment of diabetes requires personal checks of blood sugar levels, injecting insulin, changing eating habits and physical exercise, which requires a real change in the life of the child & adolescent and can cause significant damage to the quality of life as well.

Compliance to treatment is a major challenge for all patients and mostly to adolescence, which often worsen their diabetes control at that age.

The Michael Method is a unique, holistic program to develop and realize an individual's emotional, intellectual and behavioral potential, which is based on the belief that every human being can excel in every field they choose. The method was developed in 1988 by a multi-disciplinary team of professional academic in Israel. Today the Israeli education system implements the method in Junior High Schools and High Schools in diverse educational sectors. The program is taught at many other various frameworks: teachers' continuing education programs, colleges, programs run by the Ministries of Defense and Social Welfare, the National Insurance Institute, the National Electric Corporation and in many other public and private frameworks.

The proposed study is aimed to assess whether the Michael Method can be used as a tool for improving metabolic control and quality of life among uncontrolled adolescence with type 1 diabetes

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

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

  • Israel
      • Petah-TTikva, Israel, 49202
        • Schneider Medical 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

12 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 Diabetes at least 1 year prior to study inclusion
  • 12-17 years old
  • HbA1c > 7.8%

Exclusion Criteria:

- Incapability to comply with all study requirements

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Michael Method
14 group meeting, taking place once a week during 14 consecutive weeks
Behavioral: Michael Method

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Metabolic Control measured as HbA1c level
Time Frame: at the end of the study - after 15 weeks
at the end of the study - after 15 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire (DQOLY)
Time Frame: At the end of the study- after 15 weeks
At the end of the study- after 15 weeks
Self assessment questionnaire
Time Frame: At the end of the study- after 15 weeks
At the end of the study- after 15 weeks
Number of severe hypoglycemic events
Time Frame: at the end of the study-after 15 weeks
at the end of the study-after 15 weeks
Number of Diabetic Keto Acidosis events
Time Frame: at the end of the study- after 15 weeks
at the end of the study- after 15 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rabin Medical Center

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

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 19, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 24, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 1, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 30, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • rmc006444ctil

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