Let's Empower and Prepare Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes (LEAP)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus focused on measuring Transitional Care, Young Adult, Guided Imagery
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 19 to 25 at time of enrollment
- Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes according to American Diabetes Association for at least two years
- Receiving routine diabetes care by an assigned provider
- in the last year of pediatric care (defined as anticipating transition to adult care within the next year)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant within 12 months
Sites / Locations
- University of Southern California
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Non-Intervention Control
Continuity Group
Rescue Group
No intervention will be delivered.
Continuity Group participants aged 20-21 (i.e. the last year of the LEAP Program) will be seen at one of the 2 study centers - 1) the newly established LAC+USC Diabetes Transition Clinic; or 2) Children's Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic, and will receive the full 1-year Transition Empowerment Program - Continuity Group"
Rescue Group participants aged 21-25 will be connected to a diabetes healthcare "home" (medical clinic or doctor's office) in Los Angeles County based on geography and personal preference. Those individuals connected to the LAC+USC Diabetes Transition Clinic will receive the full 1-year Transition Empowerment Program - Rescue Group" (TEP-RG). Those assigned to other providers in LA County will have access to the web-based curriculum.