Research Trials: Type 2 Diabetes

Effects of nut consumption patterns on type 2 Diabetes.
(Deakin University, Burwood campus)

Monash University are conducting the Evaluating adaptive user interfaces for chronic disease applications study.

Researchers from Deakin University are investigating possible links between eye health and nerve damage in diabetes.

Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is recruiting for the Mitochondrial combination therapy in Type 2 Diabetes-Related Painful Peripheral Neuropathy: the Mito-T2D-PPN study. 

Understanding the experience of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and potential treatment to improve the sense of touch.

Exercise is an important part of managing type 2 diabetes, but current guidelines do not consider the unique needs of females.  

The aim of this study is to better understand what people with type 2 diabetes living in rural communities think about taking part in research.   

Want to have a say in research to help people better manage type 2 diabetes? 

VOLTAIRE aims to investigate whether providing patients with their cardiovascular imaging and information on their genetics will bring about positive lifestyle and behavioural changes that will improve their cardiovascular health. 

Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute are conducting the PREDICTION study to explore the development of complications in people under the age of 50 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

The FlashGM Study is a national multicenter clinical trial for Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.   

Multi-Organ Denervation to Reduce Sympathetic Drive, A Single Blinded, Multi-Center, Prospective Feasibility Study. 

The ‘OPTIMISE Your Health’ study is a randomised control trial that tests whether a 6-month intervention can reduce daily sitting time and improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. 

Researchers at Monash Medical Centre want to find out if Carnosine, an over-the-counter food supplement, used to enhance exercise capacity in athletes can also help to improve blood glucose levels, reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease and improve cognitive function as well as identify the metabolic pathways involved. 

This epidemiological study aims to develop ways of identifying those people with type 2 diabetes who are at risk of developing diabetes complications.