Group Support Program for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Distress
Tests a group psychological program for young adults with type 1 diabetes and high distress.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetes Distress
Key facts
- Where
- Esbjerg, Odense, and Sønderborg, DenmarkSee the 3 sites
AI summary: who the study is looking for
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 young adults aged 18 to 35 with type 1 diabetes who feel moderate-to-severe distress about living with diabetes. It tests a group-based psychological programme.
- Age
- 18 to 35 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Type 1 diabetes for at least 6 months, with a T1-DDS score of 2 or more, or a T1-DDS subscale score of 2 or more.
- Earlier treatment
- People with current therapeutic treatment for depression, anxiety or stress cannot join. Anxiety or depression medicine must have been stable for the past two months.
Main reasons for not taking part
- A psychiatric diagnosis, such as substance abuse, alcohol abuse, psychosis or schizophrenia, that may make taking part difficult
- Cognitive disorders such as brain injury
- Complex challenges that need individual treatment
- Current therapeutic treatment for depression, anxiety or stress
- Anxiety or depression medicine not stable for two months, or a planned change in it
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 35 years old?
Source: NCT06936280, who can take part
Where in Denmark
- Esbjerg HospitalEsbjerg, DenmarkTaking people
- Odense University HospitalOdense, DenmarkTaking people
- Sønderborg HospitalSønderborg, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Odense University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06936280
- Record updated
- 9 April 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to reduce diabetes distress in emerging adults (18-35 years) with type 1 diabetes and moderate-to-severe diabetes distress.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Group-based Psychological Intervention for Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetes Distress
The goal of this clinical trial is to reduce diabetes distress in emerging adults (18-35 years) with type 1 diabetes and moderate-to-severe diabetes distress.
The expectation is that a group-based psychological intervention (ACTnow) will not only reduce diabetes distress but also improve psychological well-being and glycemic outcomes.
The intervention involves a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, psychologists, and physicians, and is designed in a format that can easily be integrated into future standard care.
The main research questions are:
* Does a group-based psychological intervention reduce diabetes distress? * Does a group-based psychological intervention improve psychological well-being and glycemic outcomes?
Researchers will compare the group-based psychological intervention (arm 1) with a waitlist control group, which will receive the intervention after three months (arm 2).
Participants will first attend a virtual screening interview with a psychologist or nurse to identify if they are eligible to participate in the study. After randomization, the intervention group receives six bi-weekly sessions, each lasting two hours, led by a psychologist and nurse. Each session includes a mindfulness exercise, a review of the previous session, a new topic, individual homework assignments, and a conclusion.
Inclusion: Type 1 diabetes for at least 6 months; Age between 18 and 35; T1-DDS score ≥ 2, or T1-DDS subscale score ≥ 2; Treated in a diabetes clinic in the Region of Southern Denmark; Proficient in Danish.
Exclusion: Not stable medication for anxiety/depression for the past two months or planned change in medication for anxiety/depression during the project period; Psychiatric diagnosis: diagnosed with substance abuse, alcohol abuse, psychosis, schizophrenia or any other psychiatric diagnosis that may compromise participation in the intervention; Cognitive disorders such as brain injury; Complex challenges best suited to individual treatment; Current therapeutic treatment for depression, anxiety or stress.