NCT06598345Enrolling by invitation
Impact of Integrated Pet Care on Glycemic Control and Diabetes Responsibility
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if incorporating the structured care of a pet fish into a family-based diabetes self-care routine combined with communication skills training works to improve glycemic control, blood glucose monitoring frequency and blood glucose review in early adolescents with suboptimal control of type 1 diabetes.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Sept 2024
- Start date
- 16 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Duke University
- Diseases
- Type 1 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT06598345
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 16 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- severe psychiatric disorders
- developmental delay or cognitive impairment that make it difficult to establish consistent diabetes and pet care behaviors
Lab values
- clinical or laboratory characteristics suggestive of type 2 DM
- HbA1c \>14% (because these individuals may need a more intensive intervention than this is intended to provide)
Other
- involvement in foster care
- dual-home living situation
- current participation in another study that may impact glycemic control
- lack of a computer or compatible cell phone for uploading CGM or glucometer data.
Who the study is looking for
- age 10-13 years (inclusive)
- diagnosis of T1DM for at least one year
- fluency in English or Spanish, (d) recent HbA1c value 7.5% - 14%
- utilization of a CGM or glucometer that links with software to enable viewing and documentation in daily report including a section to enter "notes" (i.e. CGM/software, Dexcom/Clarity; Freestyle Libre/LibreView; AccuChek,OneTouch (glucometers)/MySugr)
- current pet fish at home or willingness to obtain a pet fish if randomized to that intervention.
Age in the registry: 10 years to 13 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durham | United States | Unknown status |
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