New study aims to ease the emotional toll of type 1 diabetes
NCT ID NCT06405373
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two virtual group programs—one focused on emotions, the other on problem-solving—to help adults with type 1 diabetes reduce diabetes distress. Participants who don't improve can get extra one-on-one sessions. The goal is to find better ways to support emotional well-being in diabetes care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral interventions (emotions-focused and problem-solving approaches)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, personalized way to reduce the emotional burden of living with type 1 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study with no drug or device, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on participant engagement and may not apply to all diabetes patients.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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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30 years and older
- 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: * Adults 30 years and older * Type 1 diabetes OR latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) clinically managed as type 1 diabetes * Elevated diabetes distress, defined as a score \>= 2.0 on the T1-DDAS core scale * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Does not receive diabetes care at UNC Endocrinology at Eastowne * Cannot commit to the pre-scheduled weekly, virtual sessions * Diagnosis of any major medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude participation * Diagnosis of dementia or other conditions that affect memory or information retention, such as cognitive impairment * Visual or auditory impairment that would interfere with participation in a group intervention * Receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment or history of a suicide attempt within the past 12 months at the time of enrollment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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