New online groups aim to ease the loneliness of type 1 diabetes
NCT ID NCT07317986
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a virtual peer support program for people with type 1 diabetes and their loved ones across Canada. Participants join small online meetings and larger webinars to share experiences and reduce diabetes distress. The program is designed by researchers who also live with diabetes, and it will be adjusted based on feedback from 300 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer support meetings
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, low-cost way to improve mental health and reduce feelings of isolation for people with type 1 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, non-randomized study with no control group. The benefits are based on self-reported feelings, which may not translate to clinical improvements.
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Study facts
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- 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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Participants in CommuniT1D must be people living with T1D or another rare, insulin-requiring form of diabetes, namely, Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA), Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Youth (MODY), or type 3c, which occurs due to an injury to or removal of the pancreas. Loved ones such as a parent, child, spouse, caregiver, or friend of an individual with T1D or other rarer forms of diabetes will also be eligible to participate in CommuniT1D. Participants must be 18 years and older, reside in Canada, and be able to read the consent form in English or French. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, or gestational diabetes and no connection to T1D, LADA, MODY, type 3c, or other rare, insulin-requiring forms of diabetes will not be included in CommuniT1D. Individuals under 18 years old will also be ineligible to participate. As the program grows, we hope to expand to also include adolescents and children, who may need parental consent for them to join, depending on their Canadian province or territory of residence. Should we be able to pursue this option, we will work with institutional research ethics boards to ensure that we welcome participation by youth while also ensuring their safety within CommuniT1D. In such a case, the age restrictions in our eligibility criteria would change.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Université Laval
RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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