A Study to Investigate the Benefits of the Early Detection and Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Diabetes is a common chronic condition associated with the risk of heart disease, and eye and kidney damage. Many people are diagnosed with diabetes when they develop symptoms or complications, suggesting that the true onset of disease occurs years earlier. Early detection of diabetes may result in health benefits, but this is not proven. People of South Asian origin are at more risk of having diabetes and of getting the heart disease complications associated with it. The study aims to test whether screening for diabetes is feasible in a South Asian population and to measure the benefits of early detection and intensive treatment.

Hypothesis: A program of screening and an intensive multi-factorial intervention for type 2 diabetes is both feasible and cost effective within primary care.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospitals, Leicester
• Collaborator: Department of Health, United Kingdom

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who will be included into the study will be from the following groups:

• White European subjects aged between 40-75 years

• Asian, Black, or Chinese subjects aged between 25-75 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients will be excluded from the study if they:

• Are housebound

• Have a terminal illness

• Have diabetes mellitus

• Have an active psychotic illness which deems them unable to give informed consent.

• Are pregnant or lactating

• Are taking part in any other clinical trials