Understanding Vascular Complications in Children From Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Cardiovascular disease is a complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), a life-long disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The goal of this project is to determine the timing and factors leading to vascular damage in children from T1D diagnosis.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Between the ages of 8-18 years
• Within 14 weeks of type 1 diabetes diagnosis
• Ability and willingness to undergo non-invasive arterial stiffness assessment for 1hr and willingness to wear the 24-h automated blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device.
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, BC Children's Hospital
RECRUITING
Vancouver
Contact Information
Primary
Angela Devlin, PhD
adevlin@bcchr.ubc.ca
6048752000
Backup
Constadina Panagiotopoulos, MD
dpanagiotopoulos@cw.bc.ca
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-03-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Children with Type 1 diabetes
children recruited within 14 weeks of type 1 diabetes diagnosis and followed for 24 months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Leads: University of British Columbia