Transition of Diabetes Care From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Providers.

A dedicated pre-transition class, as proposed in this study, could help facilitate a smooth transition between pediatric and adult diabetes care. The innovation in this study is that these classes are an opportunity for the patients and their families to meet with the Adult Diabetes Team consisting of a diabetologist, RD and CDE, prior to the transition of care. Having met them would then increase the likelihood of compliance with the Adult clinic visits.

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Key information

Conditions

Transition

Age range

16 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Exclusion criteria

Not wanting to participate in the classes

Treatment and study plan

Transition classes

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90 minutes spent with patients and their families (separately) to review the changes and challenges associated with healthcare transition and help alleviate some of the barriers traditionally associated with this process.

Primary outcomes

Transition preparedness

Time frame: 1 month

Patients with be given the modified TRAQ questionnaire before and after the program. A team consisting of an adult diabetes provider, diabetes nurse educator and dietitian will meet in small groups with adolescents between ages 16-18 years to provide them with 'adult specific' goals and discuss various topics like college preparedness, expectations from adult providers, potential changes in dynamics of diabetes management etc.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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Registry information

Official study title

Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Who Attend Pre-transition Classes, Are Better Prepared to Transition Their Care From Pediatric to Adult Providers

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Feb 18, 2019
Registry last updated: Dec 24, 2020

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