Phone coaching helps kids with diabetes manage blood sugar better
NCT ID NCT03565770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a personalized telemedicine coaching program for children with type 1 diabetes who have difficulty adjusting their insulin therapy. Over 100 children received phone and secure message coaching from nurses for 6 months. The goal was to improve blood sugar control (measured by HbA1c) and help families manage the condition more effectively.
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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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106 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2021
- 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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Up to 18 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: * Less than 18 years old when coaching starts. * Any diabetic patient (girl or boy) who doesn't master the adjustments of the treatment according to the investigator's judgment (non-adaptations of the treatment between 2 consultations or mistakes in adapting the insulin doses, not taking properly into account previous days tendencies, food, or activities) and/or average HbA1c of more than 8% during the last year. * The patient, his 2 parents or legal representatives all agree to participate in the research * Absence of justice protection measures * Good predictable observance of the protocol * Family can be reached by phone during the coaching timetables working hours or must be listed on the platform line " MyDiabby ". Exclusion Criteria: * Non auto-immun diabetes * Major understanding difficulties from the relatives (difficulties in understanding French or what anticipatory adaptation means) * The child or parents or legal representatives refuse to participate and to sign a consent * Contact on the phone or on the platform impossible according to the protocol procedures * Patient non-registered under Social Security * Patient under justice protection measures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Jeanne de Flandres
Lille, France
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