Forms of risk communication in context with the German Diabetes Risk Score to investigate risk perception and user understanding

Forms of risk communication in context with the German Diabetes Risk Score to investigate risk perception and user understanding - DIRIKO

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013355

Enrollment

12000

Registered

2017-11-23

Start date

2017-11-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Risk perception of diabetes

Interventions

Group 1: Diabetes risk score with presentation of results: risk scale, absolute risk, natural frequency, comparison to average person, risk category Group 2: Diabetes risk score with presentation of r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: male, female; at least 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Risk perception to become diabetic within the next 5 years: Comparision of the correlation of the risk perception and the calculated absolute risk between arm 1 and arm 2 after feedback of the individual diabetes risk; assessment of the data by an online questionnaire	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparision of the resulting risk perception between individualized risk information (arm 1 and 2) and non-individualized risk information (arm 3); assessment of the data by an online questionnaire	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Schulze

German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke

mschulze@dife.de0049 33 200 88 2434

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026