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The Impact of Changing to a New Child- and Family-centered Outpatient Diabetes Clinic Focusing on Early Involvement of the Child With Diabetes, Training in Calmness Around Diabetes Management, Healthy Lifestyle, and Creating Peer-to-peer Networks
Sponsor: Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Summary
The goal of StenoChild is to strengthen the treatment of children under 10 years old with diabetes through a multi-component approach. This includes play-based methods, a focus on nutrition and mental health, and peer-to-peer programs that facilitate parental support and learning. The project has both a clinical and organizational dimension, as it aims to improve diabetes care and change practices and task organization at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, SDCC.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 10 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-01-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Group consultations and peer-to-peer learning
The intervention introduces strategies to promote structured meals, calmness, and balanced diabetes self-management using play and storytelling learning strategies. Families participate in interactive modules in small groups (\~6-8 families), covering topics like "Meal Calmness" and "Calm Mind" four times during a year (every third month). Parents learn practical techniques to reduce conflict and improve dialogue around diabetes management. Children under 7 receive play-based sessions; those 7 and older receive story-based sessions. Clinical data as well as questionnaires will be collected at each session.
Standard Care (in control arm)
The control group receives standard care, with the intervention offered later in a waitlist design. Clinical data as well as questionnaires will be collected at baseline and again after one year.
Locations (1)
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Herlev, Denmark