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

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

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13 years and older
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Overview

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

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

Study details
    Diabetes in Adolescence
    Type 2 Diabetes
    Social Needs

NCT07216118

University of Pittsburgh

13 May 2026

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