A video based intervention in young people with type 1 diabetes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
"Video Interaction Guidance-Diabetes” (VIG-Diabetes): Assessing the effect of a video based intervention to improve communication skills in young people with Type 1 diabetes on glycaemic control
IRAS ID
222624
Contact name
Clare Webster
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Dundee
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) is an evidence-based technique used to improve health behaviours in young people with social difficulties in education and social work. VIG has never been used with young people who have a long-term health condition.
The researcher has developed a novel patient-health professional partnership programme in the diabetes clinic (VIG-Diabetes). The programme aims to enhance the communication skills of young people with diabetes using VIG. This study will use a ‘randomised controlled trial’ method to test whether training young people with Type 1 diabetes using VIG, improves their communication with healthcare professionals, and in the longer-term improves diabetes control .Twenty young people aged 13-18 who have difficulties in managing their diabetes will be recruited and randomly put into two equal groups. The young people in the intervention group will be asked to attend clinic once a month for 3 months and be videoed during their consultation. The videos will be edited to show short clips of successful interaction between the young people and their health professional. The young person will be guided to identify why the interaction is effective. The young person will then be asked to reflect on their own skills between sessions.
The other group (no VIG-Diabetes) will be asked to attend clinic once a month for three months for a standard clinic appointment without the video element.
All of the participants will have their HbA1c (biochemical measure of diabetes control) measured at the start and at the end of the study. The young people’s ‘quality of life’(a measure of well-being) will also be measured.The hypothesis is that young people who use VIG-Diabetes training will be able to communicate their needs, ideas and beliefs more effectively to health professionals and their experience of health care will be improved.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
17/ES/0097
Date of REC Opinion
30 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion