Insul-In This Together Program for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents (IITT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04589689 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : February 2, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 1 Diabetes | Behavioral: Insul-In This Together | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 330 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Randomization to either the intervention group (receives program immediately) or a waitlisted control condition (receives the intervention 6 months later). |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Insul-In This Together Program: Optimizing Family-based Interventions for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 18, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 1, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 31, 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Group
The intervention group will participated in the The Insul-In This Together intervention, which consists of 6 weekly 30-minute online family sessions to discuss topics related to diabetes distress and parent-teen communication. Sessions include structured education, discussions, and skill-building activities related to parental involvement, parental monitoring, and parent-adolescent conflict. The intervention will be conducted by the PI or clinically trained research staff via Zoom. Online surveys, and glucose monitoring data will be captured at baseline and 3,6 and 12-month follow-ups. Brief surveys will also be conducted at 2-, 4-, and 6-week follow-ups (after every 2 sessions for the intervention group and later the control group). Participants will be asked to provide A1C test results that will be collected via chart review or from participants sharing their test results at baseline, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up.
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Behavioral: Insul-In This Together
Session 1: Introduction to Parental Monitoring Session 2: Advanced Parental Monitoring Session 3: Introduction to Parental Involvement Session 4: Advanced Parental Involvement Session 5: Introduction to Parent-Teen Conflict Management Session 6: Advanced Parent-Teen Conflict Management |
Experimental: Waitlisted Control Group
The waitlisted control group will receive the same intervention as the intervention group, but at the 6-month follow-up mark. The intervention will be conducted by the PI or clinically trained research staff via Zoom. Online surveys, and glucose monitoring data will be captured at baseline and 3,6 and 12-month follow-ups. Brief surveys will also be conducted at 2-, 4-, and 6-week from baseline. Participants will be asked to provide A1C test results that will be collected via chart review or from participants sharing their test results at baseline, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up.
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Behavioral: Insul-In This Together
Session 1: Introduction to Parental Monitoring Session 2: Advanced Parental Monitoring Session 3: Introduction to Parental Involvement Session 4: Advanced Parental Involvement Session 5: Introduction to Parent-Teen Conflict Management Session 6: Advanced Parent-Teen Conflict Management |
- Glucose levels percent time in target range based on glucose monitoring [ Time Frame: Average percent time in range based on two weeks of glucose monitoring data at 6-month follow-up (plus or minus 2 weeks around target data collection date) ]Glucose levels percent time in target range based on glucose monitoring to measure glycemic control
- Adolescent quality of life [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Self-report via Type 1 Diabetes and Life (T1DAL) surveys for adolescents to measure the adolescent's quality of life. Possible score range is 0-100 and the higher scores indicated better quality of life.
- Adolescent depression [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Surveys of self-report via Children's Depression Inventory - short version (CDI:S80), a 10 scale item, will be used to assess adolescent depression. Possible score range is 0-20 with higher scores indicated more severe depressive symptoms.
- Parent depression [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Surveys of self-report via the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) - 8 item scale to assess depression among parents. The possible score range is 0-24 and higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms.
- Adolescent distress [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Measured by the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) survey of diabetes distress, which includes 14 items and has a possible score range of 14-84. Higher scores indicate more diabetes distress.
- Parent diabetes distress [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Measured by the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) survey of diabetes distress, which includes 15 items and has a possible score range of 15-90. Higher scores indicate more diabetes distress.
- Parenting stress [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Surveys of self-report on parenting stress via The Parenting Stress Scale. Includes 18 items with a possible score range from 18-90. Higher scores indicate more parenting stress.
- Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: 6-month follow-up ]Medical record data on glycated hemoglobin in blood

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Teen subject has a type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis according to ADA criteria for at least 6 months
- Teen subject is age 12-19 years at time of screening (no age limit for parent participants)
- A1c results within the past month at time of screening and results above 7.5%,
- Participation of at least one cohabitating parent/caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject lacks access to a smartphone or Wi-Fi via computer
- Subject has restricted English proficiency
- Subject has a pervasive developmental, cognitive, or psychiatric limitations that compromise participation in study

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04589689
Contact: Jessie J Wong, PhD | (650) 736-1517 | wongjj@stanford.edu | |
Contact: Jessica Ngo, BS | (650) 723-3659 | jessngo@stanford.edu |
United States, California | |
Stanford University | Recruiting |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
Contact: Jessie Wong, PhD 650-736-1517 wongjj@stanford.edu | |
Contact: Jessica Ngo (650) 723-3659 jessngo@stanford.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Korey Hood, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Korey K Hood, PhD | Stanford University |
Responsible Party: | Korey Hood, Professor, Medicine, Stanford University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04589689 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
58372 1K23DK121771-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | October 19, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 2, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
Endocrine System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |