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Pilot-Testing Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes by Addressing Health-Related Social Needs

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh
Started2026-04-21
Est. completion2028-04
Eligibility
Age13 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test different strategies to address health related social needs (HRSN) experienced by adolescent and young adult patients with type 2 diabetes and their families. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How feasible are the strategies? * How acceptable are the strategies? * How reliably and consistently can the strategies be implemented? Participants will: Attend regularly scheduled diabetes clinic visits. Complete surveys and interviews. Be connected to community resources and organizations to help address HRSN.

Eligibility

Age: 13 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Adolescent-Caregiver Dyads will be recruited together.

Adolescent Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 13 to 22 years old
* known diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
* followed clinically at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
* able to provide assent/consent

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (18 years or older) identifying as a primary caretaker of an adolescent or young adult with type 2 diabetes
* Has an adolescent/young adult who agrees to participate in the study
* able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to complete study questionnaires in English

Conditions4

DiabetesDiabetes in AdolescenceSocial NeedsType 2 Diabetes

Locations1 site

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD MSHP4126926533

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