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
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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.