Increasing Heart Healthy Behaviors in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Type1diabetes, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Type1diabetes focused on measuring type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular risk factor, teenager
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Teens ages 14-19 years old with T1D for ≥6 months
- Current patients at Joslin Diabetes Center
- Teens will have dyslipidemia (defined as LDL ≥100 mg/dl, HDL <40 mg/dl or triglycerides ≥130 mg/dl in past year), overweight or obesity (BMI percentile ≥85th at screening), prehypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure on day of screening visit, or A1c ≥8.0%
- Youth and parents must be English speaking, without significant learning disabilities, and intend to continue care at our center.
- Access to a smart phone with video conferencing capabilities
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in an interventional study within the past 3 months.
- Unwilling to comply with study procedures
- Prescribed BP and/or lipid-lowering medications (besides over-the-counter supplements)
- Contraindication to exercise
Sites / Locations
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Heart healthy intervention
Attention Control
The intervention group will receive 2 modules (one in in person and one by video conference) and will receive follow-up phone calls/emails by study staff 3 weeks following each visit to review education and strategies for and barriers to reaching goals. Intervention sessions must include teen; parents may attend if they wish. Participants will be placed on teams and encouraged to complete behavioral challenges to earn points towards a cash reward.
There will be a delayed intervention for the control group with study handouts after 3 months. The control group will meet with the RAs for demographic and survey completion and receive reminder phone calls/emails in order to match for attention.