Video game teaches diabetic kids to manage disease
NCT ID NCT03520855
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a serious computer game called DIVE helps children aged 10-17 with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes learn about their disease. 78 kids played the game twice a week for at least an hour, covering topics like diet and treatment. Researchers measured their knowledge with a 50-question quiz and tracked blood sugar control. The goal was to see if gaming makes education more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- serious game (DIVE software)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a fun, engaging way to help children with type 1 diabetes learn how to manage their condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 78 participants. The game is an educational tool, not a treatment, so it won't change the need for lifelong insulin. Results may not apply to all children.
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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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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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10 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 aged from 10 to 17 and 8 months * Child with a type 1 diabetes (inclusion within 96 hours following the diagnosis, except for patients admitted to intensive care for whom an additional 48-hour period is accepted for their inclusion). Diagnosis will be confirmed based on one of the classic diagnostic criteria: venous glycaemia above 2 g / l, presence of polyuropolydipsic syndrome, presence of weight loss, presence of ketonuria (equivalent to at least one cross in urine or\> 0.5mmol / l in blood) * Child with internet access and with a computer or a tablet or a mobile phone in at least one of the two parents or legal representative(s) * Informed consent signed by parents or legal representative(s) (only one parent possible) * Beneficiary of a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * No internet access or no computer or no tablet or no mobile phone at home available * No French language proficiency of the infant or legal representative(s) * Inability to understand the game's instructions * Inability to understand or fill the consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necker Hospital
Paris, Paris, 75015, France
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