Helping children with type 1 diabetes get and use glucose technology with a phone dashboard and community health worker
Glucose Optimization Through Technology Assisted Management (GO TEAM!):Use of a diabetes dashboard and community health worker to decrease disparities in technology use in pediatric T1D
This project uses a smartphone dashboard plus a community health worker to help children with type 1 diabetes—especially from lower-income families—start and keep using glucose monitors and insulin pumps.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Case Western Reserve University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cleveland, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11169986 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You and your child would use a smartphone app that sends tailored messages and links to a diabetes triage dashboard that flags who needs extra help. A community health worker (CHW) acts as a technology coach to help families set up and keep using continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, or automated insulin systems. A stakeholder advisory group (caregivers, clinicians, and community members) helps define how patients are prioritized and what messages and coaching are most helpful. The team will track who starts and continues devices and whether blood sugar control improves over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children with type 1 diabetes (especially ages 0–11) and their caregivers, particularly those with public insurance, lower income, or difficulty using diabetes technology, are the intended candidates.
Not a fit: Children who already use continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery successfully and have good blood sugar control are less likely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase access to diabetes devices and improve blood sugar control for children from underserved families.
How similar studies have performed: Continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery have improved blood sugar in prior trials, but using a dashboard plus CHW coaching to reduce socioeconomic gaps is a newer approach with limited prior testing.
Where this research is happening
Cleveland, United States
- Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Macleish, Sarah a — Case Western Reserve University
- Study coordinator: Macleish, Sarah a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.