DIASTOLIC

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Diabetes Interventional Assessment of Slimming or Training to Lessen Inconspicuous Cardiovascular dysfunction: The DIASTOLIC Study

• IRAS ID

  182089

• Contact name

  Gerry McCann

• Contact email

  gerry.mccann@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 9 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  This project aims to discover exactly how type 2 diabetes causes changes in the heart in young people with type 2 diabetes by performing detailed scans and other tests of the heart’s structure and function. In addition we will attempt to see if the heart’s pumping function can be improved, either by a weight loss program with a special low calorie diet, or by a structured program of exercise. This will be compared with the usual standard diabetic care.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/WM/0222

• Date of REC Opinion

  1 Jul 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion