ISRCTN ISRCTN37042683
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37042683
Secondary identifying numbers 5015
Submission date
07/07/2010
Registration date
07/07/2010
Last edited
14/11/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Mr Martin Fox
Scientific

Clinical Research Facility, D Floor
Stephenson Wing
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TH
United Kingdom

Email Martin.Fox@sch.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre randomised interventional treatment trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing intensive structured education with standard education in 11 - 16 year olds on intensive insulin therapy
Study acronymDRN191 KICk-OFF
Study objectivesKids In Control OF Food: a multi-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial comparing structured education (the KICk-OFF course) with standard care in 11 - 16 year olds with type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) on intensive insulin therapy.

More details can be found here: http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/Search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=5015
Ethics approval(s)North Sheffield Local Research Ethics Committee, 18/09/2008, ref: 08/H1308/201
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Diabetes Research Network, Medicines for Children Research Network; Subtopic: Type 1 , All Diagnoses; Disease: Diabetic Control, Education, Insulin Initiation, Nutrition, Paediatric, Service delivery
InterventionIntervention: 5 day, outpatient, skills training course, designed and piloted specifically for this age group
Control: Standard care

Treatment and follow-up duration: 24 months in both arms
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureChange in HbA1c %, measured at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months
Secondary outcome measuresMeasured at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months:
1. Change in psychological outcome in parents and children
2. Changes in weight, height and body mass index (BMI)
3. Diet related behaviours
4. Health economic analysis
5. Health economic modelling of long term cost/benefits
6. Change in the number and severity of hypoglycaemic episodes
Overall study start date01/09/2008
Completion date31/08/2012

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit11 Years
Upper age limit16 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned sample size: 576; UK sample size: 576
Key inclusion criteria1. T1DM of at least 1 year's duration
2. Already on or willing to use multiple dose insulin (MDI)
3. Aged 11 - 16 years (in Secondary School years 7 - 12), either sex
Key exclusion criteria1. Factors which will impair group participation
2. Non-English speaking
3. Learning disability - additional help in school
4. Major behavioural problems
5. Evidence of an eating disorder
6. Associated illness that may influence control
Date of first enrolment01/09/2008
Date of final enrolment31/08/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield
S10 2TH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TH
England
United Kingdom

Email crf@sch.nhs.uk
Website http://www.sheffieldchildrenscrf.nhs.uk
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/02md8hv62

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Diabetes UK (UK)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Alternative name(s)
DIABETES UK LIMITED, British Diabetic Association
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 24/01/2013 Yes No
Results article cost-effectiveness results 01/01/2016 Yes No
Results article results 01/02/2016 Yes No

Editorial Notes

14/11/2018: Publication references added.