Applying the New Authority Model in the Treatment of Poorly Controlled Diabetic Adolescents and Their Families

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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It is presumed that families of poorly controlled diabetic adolescents (type 1) would benefit from parents' counselling, guided by the New Authority model.

Detailed Description
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The New Authority model has been shown to be helpful in risk behaviors such as children's violence and school refusal. It is assumed the model would prove helpful in the risk behavior of lack of adherence to diabetes treatment regimen. The treatment is give to parents only, without the adolescent's participation. It is predicted to improve self care, parents' monitoring, family conflict and parents' helplessness.

Official Title
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Development and Assessment of a Treatment Protocol for Poorly Controlled Diabetic (Type 1) Adolescents, Based on The New Authority Model

Conditions
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Type 1 Diabetes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: experimental protocol treatment The New Authority


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: diagnosis of diabetes type 1 condition duration a year or more Exclusion Criteria: family does not speak Hebrew adolescent doesn't live at home serious psychiatric condition in the family

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: parents counseling<br>parents counseling guided by the experiment protocol | Behavioral: experimental protocol treatment The New Authority<br> <br> * Other names: The New Authority model;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change in self monitoring of blood glucose |  | assessment at 4 points: enrty, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change in reported adherence | self care inventory questionnaire | assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months | 
| change in parents' helplessness | parents' helplessness questionnaire | assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months | 
| change in family conflict | diabetes family conflict scale | assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months | 
| change in parental monitoring | parental monitoring of diabetes | assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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diabetes, type 1, adolescents, parents counselling