Tuesday, February 5, 2019

New Research Study - 5 February 2019




ICCD Study - Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

The Practice is supporting a new diabetes project called the ‘Improving Clinical Care in Diabetes (ICCD) Study’.  The project would like to explore why diabetes, and its associated complications, progress quickly in some patients and much slower in others.  Patients who agree to take part would be followed up by a study team based at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital for up to 10 years.

Patients are potentially eligible to take part if they:

  • Are age 16 years or above
  • Have a diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
  • Are able to given written informed consent to take part and complete study questionnaires
Taking part involves:
  • Signing a consent form (your formal agreement to take part in the research)
  • Sharing information about yourself and your diabetes with the study researchers – by completing some questionnaires and allowing researchers to collect information from your health records
  • Allowing a blood/urine sample leftover from your routine clinical care to be used for the research to include extracting DNA from the sample
Participation in the ICCD Study is entirely voluntary and would not affect the care you receive from your GP or Nurses.  You would be free to withdraw your consent to take part  in the study at any time, without having to give a reason.
If you would like to find out more about this research, please contact our Research Nurse, Chris Wright who will be pleased to discuss the study with you or post you a study information pack (Telephone: 01404 814447).  Chris can also provide support with completing the study paperwork, if this is needed.