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NCT Number: NCT07084805

Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE): Culinary Medicine Intervention for At-Risk Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) is an innovative family- and community-based culinary medicine intervention designed to mitigate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities in the treatment and health outcomes of at-risk youth with type 1 diabetes.

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Key information

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmune Diseases Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Immune System Diseases Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

8 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Child Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 diabetes diagnosis for at least 12 months by study completion
  • Poor glycemic control (1 HbA1c test results ≥ 7.0 % over the past 12 months or blood sugar levels > 155 mg/dL 3 or more times a week
  • 8-14 years old
  • English speaking

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be the primary caregiver of the participating child, (i.e., the individual who takes the lead role in helping the child manage their type 1 diabetes (e.g., monitoring blood sugars, planning meals/snacks, carbohydrate counting, etc.)
  • 18 years of age or older
  • English speaking

Child Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not aged 8-14
  • No demonstration of poor glycemic control
  • Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for less than 1 year by program completion
  • Not English speaking

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not the child's primary caregiver, (i.e., the individual who takes the lead role in helping the child manage their type 1 diabetes)
  • Less than 18 years of age
  • Not English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) - Phase 1

Behavioral

The DICE intervention is a 10-lesson family-and community-based culinary nutrition and diabetes education program. Intervention Mapping, a protocol for developing theory- and evidence-based health promotion programs, was utilized to develop the DICE intervention. Rooted in the Social Cognitive Theory, the DICE intervention targets key personal, behavioral, and environmental constructs as mechanistic pathways for eliciting change in the consequential health outcomes of poor glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) - Phase 2

Behavioral

The DICE intervention is a 10-lesson family-and community-based culinary nutrition and diabetes education program. Intervention Mapping, a protocol for developing theory- and evidence-based health promotion programs, was utilized to develop the DICE intervention. Rooted in the Social Cognitive Theory, the DICE intervention targets key personal, behavioral, and environmental constructs as mechanistic pathways for eliciting change in the consequential health outcomes of poor glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Hemoglobin A1c

    Time frame: 9 months

    Blood glucose management

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Case Western Reserve University

Other

Collaborators

  • American Diabetes Association
  • Breakthrough T1D
  • Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
  • The Cleveland Clinic

Registry information

Official study title

Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE): An Innovative Approach to Type 1 Diabetes Management for At-Risk Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Acronym: DICE

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 25, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 22, 2025

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