New tool helps parents of diabetic tots tame blood sugar
NCT ID NCT01354288
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a special educational tool for parents of children under 6 with type 1 diabetes. The goal was to see if the tool could help parents better control their child's blood sugar and prevent serious events like low blood sugar or ketosis. The study enrolled 24 children across French hospitals and followed them for 2 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to help parents better manage their young child's diabetes, improving blood sugar levels and reducing dangerous episodes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to all families. The tool may not lead to lasting improvements or prevent all emergencies.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2011
- Finished
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Dec 2014
- 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 months to 6 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: * Children with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 6 years * Disease evolution more than 1 year * HbA1c \> 8% or at least one acute accident (hypoglycemia or ketosis) during the last year * Specific information given to parents from the physicians and consent form signed by the parents * Physical examination of the children at enrolment- patient affiliated with or receiving health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Non-insulin dependent diabetes * Monogenic diabetes (MODY) * Severe co-morbidities- cognitive disabilities or psychosocial disadvantage compromising the therapeutic education * Children whose parents have a disorder of comprehension or expression of the French Language * Patients included in another interventional trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bicêtre Hospital
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France
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