Swiss diabetes study aims to uncover Real-World treatment gaps
NCT ID NCT01179815
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting health data from 1,500 adults with diabetes in Switzerland to see how well current treatments work in everyday life. Researchers will track complications, quality of life, and survival over time. The goal is to find out what's working and what needs improvement in diabetes care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand which diabetes treatments work best in real-world settings, potentially improving care guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new drug or cure, and results may take years to influence practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2010
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2099
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 patients with diabetes above age 18 are eligible for this study, irrespective of type, duration of diabetes or treatment. Diabetes will be defined according to the current diagnosis criteria suggested by the American Diabetes Association (fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7mmol/L, occasional plasma glucose ≥11.1mmol/L (plus typical symptoms), a 2hour plasma glucose of ≥11.1mmol/L after a 75g oral glucose tolerance test, or a HbA1c ≥ 6.5%), but patients under treatment with ≥2 oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) and/or insulin in the absence of proof of a diagnosis by fasting, random plasma glucose or oral glucose tolerance test will also be included. The type of diabetes will be diagnosed clinically in most cases. In equivocal cases classification will be based on previously reported criteria with the assistance of laboratory test results.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus according to ADA criteria * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with gestational diabetes mellitus, patients unable to give informed consent, legally incompetent or incapable to comply with the study terms and conditions as well as patients with significantly reduced life expectancy (\<1 year) will be excluded
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Klinische Ernährung, Universitätsspital Zürich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie, Osteologie und Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Kantonsspital St.Gallen
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et métabolisme
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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Universitätspoliklinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Klinische Ernährung, Inselspital Bern
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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