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The Diabetes Pearl: diabetes biobanking in the Netherlands

The Diabetes Pearl: diabetes biobanking in the Netherlands - an observational prospective cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN37454880
Enrollment
7000
Registered
2017-01-06
Start date
2009-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-02-06

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

Conditions

Type 2 diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Baseline examinations were performed November 2009 - November 2016. To ensure quality of the data collected, standard operation procedures were developed and used in all 8 recruitment centers. From al

Sponsors

VU Universtity Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to WHO criteria 2. Treated by a Dutch University Clinic, an associated primary care clinic or transmural care system

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diabetes complications and mortality: 1. Cardio-metabolic risk factors, assessed by anthropometry, blood pressure, ECG, ankle-brachial index, laboratory measurements, and self-report questionnaire at baseline 2. Retinopathy, assessed by retinal photography at baseline 3. Nephropathy, assessed with laboratory measurements at baseline 4. Neuropathy, assessed by peripheral vibration perception at baseline Follow-up visits have not been planned yet. Follow-up of morbidity and mortality is done through medical care providers and municipal registries.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life and physical functioning, assessed by self-reported questionnaire at baseline

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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