Prospective Cohort Study of Children Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Türkiye Between 2018 to 2022

Turkish Pediatric Diabetes Working Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06892821

ZTB14/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Achieving glycemic targets with improved T1DM management reduces diabetes complications and the risk of progression. Thus, it is essential to identify the challenges in T1DM management within the country and develop strategies for improvement. In Türkiye, there is limited multicenter data regarding the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with T1DM during the diagnosis and treatment process. This multicenter prospective cohort study aimed to determine the diagnostic and follow-up characteristics of children and adolescents with T1DM, assess the status of diabetes management in the country.

Enrollment: 2,730 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 months to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Type 1 diabetes mellitus can develop in individuals between the ages of 2 months and 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

• other types of diabetes mellitus