Finding Diabetes Mellitus Among Veterans
CSP #705D - Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in Veterans
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observational
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Brief Summary
Population-based screening for diabetes mellitus in non-pregnant adults remains controversial. For a screening strategy to be successful, patients identified by surveillance will have to have better outcomes than if they had been diagnosed at a later, more symptomatic phase of disease. However, little is known about the fate of patients diagnosed with diabetes by screening. Additionally, while about half of the cases of diabetes among the general population at any given time are undiagnosed, the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among veterans is unknown. The annual incidence of diabetes among veterans is also unknown. Assessing risk factors prior to blood testing will improve the specificity, with little cost in sensitivity, of screening for diabetes in a medical center setting. The target population which optimizes the potential value of diabetes screening is patients with at least 1 of the above 3 risk factors for diabetes (obesity, hypertension, family history). Hypertension is strongly associated with unrecognized diabetes in veterans. VA and other health care providers considering whether to perform systematic screening for diabetes should use known risk factors to identify an appropriate target population for screening.
Trial Health
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 1998
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 29, 2000
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 4, 2001
CompletedFebruary 3, 2011
February 1, 2011
December 29, 2000
February 2, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Study Arms (1)
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Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Veterans between the ages of 45 and 64.
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
David Edelman, MD MHS
Durham VA Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Sponsor Type
- FED
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 29, 2000
First Posted
January 4, 2001
Study Start
April 1, 1998
Last Updated
February 3, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-02