800 hong kongers with diabesity to be tracked for 3 years
NCT ID NCT07247409
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a registry of 800 adults aged 18–50 with type 2 diabetes and obesity (called diabesity) in Hong Kong. Participants will receive health checks at the start and again after 3 years, including eye, foot, blood, and urine tests. The goal is to track how their health changes over time and understand complications like heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All study subjects will be recruited from the Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrine Centre (DMEC) at PWH. Since 1995, the PWH runs a comprehensive complication screening program as part of a quality improvement program in the DMEC. On a weekly basis, patients with diabetes mellitus undergo comprehensive assessments for risk factors and complications by nurses and health care assistants using standard protocols.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Type 2 diabetes; 2. Obesity reaching action level as defined as body mass index (BMI) 27.5 kg/m2 and/or waist circumference (WC) 80cm in women and 90cm in men; 3. Age between 18 and 50 years; 4. Able to conversate with smartphone technology and web-based program. 5. Able to read Chinese and communicate using Chinese. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes; 2. Active malignant disease including those with history of malignant disease less than 5 years of disease-free duration; 3. Life expectancy less than 12 months; 4. Any medical illness or condition as judged by the investigators as ineligible to participate the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Ward 3M, Diabetes and Endocrine Research Centre, 3/F Day Treatment Block and Children Wards (Old Block), Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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