Fusing Rapid-cycle Testing and Adaptive Trial Designs: A Scientific Pipeline to Translate and Individualize Evidence-based Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions in Routine Type 1 Diabetes Care
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Summary
This study is designed to compare two behavioral approaches to reduce diabetes distress ("the expected burdens, concerns, fears, and threats that arise from the challenges of living with diabetes") in adults with type 1 diabetes. At the study baseline, participants will be randomized to take part in one of two virtual, group-based interventions (the "Primary" intervention) utilizing either an emotions-focused or a problem-solving approach to reduce diabetes distress. After the initial intervention, participants will complete surveys to assess their response to the material. Participants who are determined to be "non-responders" (i.e., the Primary intervention was not effective) will be re-randomized to one of two "Supplementary" interventions, which will include individualized sessions to learn and/or practice strategies related to either the psychological or problem-solving approach.
Description
The study will compare the effectiveness of an emotions-focused approach with a problem-solving based approach to reduce diabetes distress (DD). The investigators will enroll N=200 adults 30 years and older with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and elevated DD from a single clinical site to participate in a 12-week study. All interventions and assessments will be delivered in a pragmatic and entirely virtual format. The investigators will utilize a precision medicine trial design (Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial; SMART) to compare two evidence-based, virtual group interventions to reduce…