Diabetes: Control - Slide 14

Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Study (EDIC)

• Observational study

• DCCT participants (type 1 diabetes)

• Looked at risk factors for long-term complications

DCCT/EDIC N Engl J Med 2005: 353:2643-2653.

Note:

• The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Study (EDIC) is an ongoing observational study that began in 1994 and follows participants previously enrolled in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) – those enrolled in the DCCT had type 1 diabetes.

• The EDIC study determined whether the use of intensive therapy, as compared to conventional therapy during the time period people were enrolled in the DCCT, affected the long-term incidence of cardiovascular disease.

Reference

The DCCT/EDIC Study Research Group. New England Journal of Medicine, 353:2643-2653, December 22, 2005.

Revised November 2008