An Observational Clinical Research Study Assembling and Analyzing Highly Complex, Multi-dimensional Molecular and Clinical Data With a Focus on High-risk Diabetes Patients in South Carolina, in Support of the Biomedical Research Initiative for Scientific Knowledge (BRISK)
Guardian Research Network, Inc.
Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to use multiomic data in combination with clinical assessments, electronic health records, cognitive and mood assessments, wearable technologies and lifestyle/behavioral data to identify data elements or combinations of data elements with strong positive or negative correlation to CKD diagnosis and/or progression in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) patients. Achieving this aim will allow researchers and physicians to significantly improve the prediction of health trajectories of and formulate novel strategies to potentially prevent, treat or reverse T2D. South Carolina Medicaid-enrolled patients diagnosed with T2D and a smaller subset of non-T2D SC Medicaid patients may participate in this study. Participants who complete required procedures will be compensated for their time and transportation, may keep their study-provided Fitbit device to help maintain their healthcare improvement journey, and will have a personal Certified Diabetes Educator to consult and assist with managing their diabetes diagnosis.
Description
Diabetes, and in particular Type 2 Diabetes which accounts for roughly 90-95% of Diabetes patients, affects tens of millions of Americans. The state of South Carolina has one of the highest rates of diabetes patients affecting every 1 in 7 adults. In addition, diabetes patients have a very high risk of developing further complications like chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular disease, which besides further threatening the lives of these patients, is very expensive to manage and treat. South Carolina also has one of the highest population growth percentage rate across the US, but the growth…