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

University of Pittsburgh · with National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · NCT07216118

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 13+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
104
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 21, 2026
Record last updated
April 27, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Tailored Resources; Universal Empowerment; Text Messages; Community Health Workers (CHW)

Conditions: Diabetes in Adolescence; Type 2 Diabetes; Social Needs

Eligibility criteria

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Show full criteria

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

Recruiting US locations

  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, PA 15224

    Site contact: Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD MSHP · 4126926533

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD MSHP · 412-692-6533 · maryellen.vajravelu@pitt.edu
  • Maya I Ragavan, MD MPH MS · maya.ragavan@chp.edu
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