HED-LINE
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Healthy Living Diabetes - Long-term Independent National Evaluation
IRAS ID
280659
Contact name
Sarah Cotterill
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 1 months, 30 days
Research summary
Type 2 diabetes can cause serious health problems. If people with type 2 diabetes make changes to their lifestyle they can reduce their risk of greater health issues. The NHS is introducing a web-based service called ’Healthy-Living’ which is being offered to people with type 2 diabetes in England, to help them to change their lifestyle and reduce their health risks.\nWe have designed a study to help the NHS understand whether ‘Healthy-Living’ is a good use of NHS resources. The study is funded by the National Institute of Health Research. \nWe will analyse information gained from Healthy Living, and general practice records, to see what kind of patients are invited onto the programme, and whether they complete the programme. We will match people referred and not referred to the programme and report on whether referred patients show improved outcomes, such as healthier levels of blood sugar and losing weight, compared to those who were not referred to the programme. We will see if some patients have better outcomes than others and try to find out why. We will also look at whether the programme offers good value for money. \nWe will interview NHS clinical staff and managers responsible for the Healthy Living programme throughout England. We will ask them how they set up the service and what things they think help or hinder the programme. NHS clinical staff and managers will be interviewed one time, over the telephone and it will last about one hour. \nWe will analyse information gained from Healthy Living and interview patients to see how well the Healthy Living programme is delivered to patients and check that they receive all of the self-management materials they need to succeed. Patients will be interviewed one time, and it will last about one hour. Interviews with patients will be conducted either face to face or via telephone. \nThis information we find out will be reported back to the people running Healthy Living so they can make improvements as they go along. Our team has the necessary skills and experience to do this research as we have done similar work in the past.\n
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/YH/0250
Date of REC Opinion
18 Aug 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion