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Online education program for youth with type 1 diabetes using glucose monitors

Tests an online education course for children with type 1 diabetes who wear glucose monitors.

Key facts

Who runs it
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Where
Los Angeles, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
CGM Academy for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
90 people, planned
Started
1 May 2025
Expected to end
30 Dec 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • CGM Academy
Record updated
6 February 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes who wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). It tests an online education course on managing blood sugar.

Age
8 to 18 years
Sex
Girls and boys can both join.
Disease stage
Type 1 diabetes for at least 6 months.
Earlier treatment
Must use a CGM (Dexcom G6 or G7).

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Known allergy to medical adhesives
  • Cannot speak, read and write English or Spanish
  • No smartphone that works with the Dexcom G6 or G7 app
  • Cannot take part in virtual visits

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Current age of 8-18 years, age group eligible for CGM therapy with Dexcom G6 and G7
  • T1D duration ≥6 months, as insulin adjustments during honeymoon stage differs from establishedT1D
  • Able to speak, read, and write English or Spanish
  • Smartphone compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7application
  • Ability to participate in virtual visits

Who cannot take part

  • Known history of medical adhesive allergies

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 8 and 18 years old?

Where in United States

  • Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, United StatesContact: Natalia GarbanTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the effects of a virtual education curriculum in blood glucose variation of youth with type 1 diabetes wearing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

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* Do participants undertaking the proposed curriculum present improved glucose variation than participants of standard education? * Explore relationships between participant's glycemic outcomes with diabetes distress, diabetes family responsibilities, and number of hours of diabetes education.

Participants in the intervention group will:

* receive an interactive workbook with problem-based learning scenarios and video links about CGM and glucose management strategies. * participate in four in-depth online group sessions with diabetes care and education specialists * complete questionnaires three times: at the time of study enrollment, week 4 and 6 months.

Participants in the comparison group will:

* receive standard education provided to all patients at CHLA * complete questionnaires three times: at the time of study enrollment, week 4 and 6 months.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • CGM AcademyTreatment being tested

    * receive an interactive workbook with problem-based learning scenarios and video links about CGM and glucose management strategies. * participate in four in-depth online group sessions with diabetes care and education specialists * complete questionnaires three times: at the time of study enrollment, week 4 and 6 months.

  • Standard Diabetes EducationNo study treatment, for comparison

    * receive standard education provided to all patients at CHLA * complete questionnaires three times: at the time of study enrollment, week 4 and 6 months.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Impact of CGM Academy Education Curriculum Versus Standard Care on Glycemic Outcomes for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Plain-language title
Online education program for youth with type 1 diabetes using glucose monitorsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT06408207, who can take part
Record updated
6 February 2026