New program aims to ease diabetes care transition for teens
NCT ID NCT05639088
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called SHIFT2 that helps teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes prepare for the switch from pediatric to adult medical care. Participants work with a transition coach and receive messages to encourage self-management. The goal is to see if this support improves blood sugar levels, readiness for adult care, and clinic attendance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transition preparation program (SHIFT2)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help teens with type 1 diabetes manage their health better when moving from pediatric to adult care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral study (109 participants) testing a coaching program. Results may not apply to all teens, and the program may not improve blood sugar control or clinic attendance.
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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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109 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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16 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: AYA: 1. Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis for at least 1 year (as documented in medical record) 2. 16-22 years old 3. English speaking 4. Children's Hospital of Richmond patient (Division of Pediatric Endocrinology) 5. must have a caregiver willing to participate Caregiver: 1. Age greater than 18 years 2. Provides care to AYA and willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: AYA: 1. Non-English speaking 2. Significant psychiatric, cognitive, medical or developmental conditions that would impair their ability to complete assessments and/or engage in diabetes self-care behaviors (e.g., malignancies, psychosis, intellectual disability 3. Hospitalization for depression, suicidal ideation or other psychiatric disorder within the past 12 months. Life time history of psychotic disorder 4. Medically-induced diabetes or diagnosis of diabetes other than type 1 diabetes. 5. Currently pregnant, pregnant within the past 6 months, currently breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant within the next 12 months. 6. Another member of the household (other than the participating parent) is a participant or staff member on this study. 7. Participation in another research study that may interfere with this study. 8. Previous participation in the SHIFT pilot study Caregiver: 1. Non-English speaking 2. Significant psychiatric, cognitive, developmental conditions that would impair their ability to complete assessments and/or engage in supporting the AYA with diabetes self-care behaviors (e.g., psychosis, intellectual disability) 3. Another member of the home (not AYA) is a participant/staff member on current study 4. Participation in another research study that may interfere with current study 5. Previous participation in SHIFT pilot study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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