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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

Start Date

4/21/2026

Completion Date

7/1/2028

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 Criteria

Age Range: 13 years to No maximum

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tailored Resources

BEHAVIORAL

Universal Empowerment

BEHAVIORAL

Text Messages

BEHAVIORAL

Community Health Workers (CHW)

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Conditions

Diabetes in AdolescenceType 2 DiabetesSocial Needs

Locations

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224

United States