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Registry of Patients Living With Type 1 Diabetes
Sponsor: Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Summary
A registry of individuals with type 1 diabetes open to all patients with type 1 diabetes living in Canada will be established. The objective of this registry will be to measure the frequency and the severity of episodes of hypoglycemia. Participants will be invited to answer questionnaires about the frequency of their hypoglycemic episodes, their fear about hypoglycemia, their symptoms of hypoglycemia, the factors in cause (insulin therapy, nutrition, exercise, etc.), etc. Participation to the registry is divided in 3 phases. The first phase is mandatory for all participants. Phases 2 and 3 are optional.
Official title: Registry of Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes Living in Canada: The BETTER Registry
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6000
Start Date
2019-02-20
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2025-02-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Online questionnaire - Phase 1
Draw an overall picture of the population with type 1 diabetes in Canada in terms of demographics, diabetes treatment, hypoglycemia frequency and diabetes complications.
Online questionnaire - Phase 2
Characterize the causes, experience and consequences of hypoglycemia.
Online questionnaire - Phase 3
Collect information on diabetes and hypoglycemia treatment, hyperglycemia management, sleep habits, depression, physical activity and the benefits of technologies to reduce the frequency of hypoglycemia.
Food questionnaire
24-hour food recall questionnaire
Pedometer
Participants will wear a podometer for 14 consecutives days
Waist circumference
Participants will be asked to measure their waist circumference
Blood and urine tests
Participants will be invited to send us their latests blood and urine test results.
List of medications
Participants will be invited to send us their list of medications
Continuous glucose monitor
Participants will be invited to send us the latest report of their continuous glucose monitor
Locations (7)
Alberta Diabetes Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada