Adolescent Self-Care and Knowledge Education in Diabetes--Improved by Texting (ASKED-IT)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus focused on measuring adolescent, young adult, knowledge, self-care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Receiving care in the pediatric clinic at the Barbara Davis Center (BDC)
- Age 15-20 at study enrollment
- English literate and English speaking
- Ability to complete the required surveys
- Have a personal cell phone with service compatible with EZTexting Platform
- Able to provide informed assent or consent (if 18 years of age or older) and parental informed consent (if needed).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not planning to continue care in the pediatric clinic at BDC for at least the next 6 months.
- Diabetes Diagnosis other than Type 1 Diabetes
- Inability for the adolescent to respond to text messages (e.g. due to developmental delay)
Sites / Locations
- Barbara Davis Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control
Texting
At baseline enrollment: participants will be asked to fill out a demographic survey, the MWIKAD survey and the SMOD-A survey. HbA1c, frequency of Blood Glucose (BG) checks and percent of glucose values above, within and below the target range will be extracted from chart review. Surveys (with the exception of demographics) and chart extraction will be repeated at 3 months and 6 months post enrollment.
Participants will be asked to complete the same surveys on the same timeline as above. The texting group will be asked to provide their cell phone number to the texting software. From baseline appointment to 26 weeks post enrollment, participants will receive a text message every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some text messages will be informational only, others will ask the participant for a response to a multiple-choice question with immediate feedback on the answer chosen.