One session to lift mood? new trial for teens with diabetes
NCT ID NCT06752369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a single, one-on-one session focused on depression can help teens with type 1 diabetes feel better and improve their blood sugar levels. Eighty teens aged 11-18 with mild depression will either get the special session or standard diabetes education. Researchers will check mood and HbA1c over 6 months to see if the quick help makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- single-session behavioral intervention (depression SSI)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a quick, practical way to help teens with type 1 diabetes feel less depressed and manage their diabetes better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 80 participants. The intervention is very brief, so lasting benefits are uncertain. It may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Child or adolescent age between 11-18 years, inclusive * Physician confirmed T1D diagnosis of at least 6 months duration prior to study enrollment * Positive depression screening score of \>5 on the PHQ-9 in the last year * Not currently engaged in outpatient mental healthcare * English fluency Exclusion Criteria: * Another systemic chronic medical illness except for celiac disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, microalbuminuria, hypertension, or well-managed asthma * Any score of 1, 2, or 3 on item 9 (indicating suicidal ideation) of the PHQ-9 in the last year.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nemours Children's Hospital - FL
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32827, United States
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