The Effect of Online Based Mentoring Program on the Blood Glucose and Satisfaction Score in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Purpose: To evaluate the effects of online based mentoring program on the blood glucose and satisfaction score in type 1 diabetes patients. Peer group mentoring will be as effective as guidance by the doctors. Methods: 80 type 1 patients will be randomly divided into two groups (e.g. mentoring program group and control group). All patients will receive routine check up and blood test for ordinary type 1 patients. In addition, program group patients should register their SMBG, exercise, food intake and insulin dose on the website designed for this study and receive advices of mentors from peer group. Every patient will submit questionnaire on the first day of the study and the last day(after 12 weeks) of the study.

Detailed Description
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Subjects with T1DM on intensive insulin therapy and with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8.0% were randomized to mentored (glucometer transmission with feedback from mentors) or control (glucometer transmission without feedback) groups and were examined for 12 weeks. Five mentors were interviewed and selected, of which two were T1DM patients themselves and three were parents with at least one child diagnosed with T1DM since more than 5 years ago.

Official Title
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The Effect of Online Based Mentoring Program on the Blood Glucose and Satisfaction Score in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Conditions
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Type 1 Diabetes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Mentoring program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: age > 18, more than 6 month after the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes HbA1c > 8% despite of multiple insulin injection or insulin pump who are capable of using the internet Exclusion Criteria: pregnant women who cannot use the internet those who does not want to participate in the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 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
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Mentoring program group<br>type 1 diabetes patients participating in online base mentoring program | Behavioral: Mentoring program<br>* mentoring program group patients should register their SMBG, exercise, food intake and insulin dose on the website designed for this study and receive advices of mentors from peer group.<br>* Other names: online based mentoring program;|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>type 1 diabetes patients receiving regular clinic visits | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| change of the blood glucose | HbA1c, Fructosamine | week 0 (baseline), 6, 12 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| satisfaction score | incidence of hypoglycemia, numbers of daily SMBG, DTSQs, DTSQc, ADDQoL | week 0 (baseline), 6, 12 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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online based mentoring program,, type 1 diabetes,, blood glucose,, satisfaction score