Researchers at the University of Leicester and the Leicester Diabetes Centre are recruiting people with type 2 diabetes aged 18-45 years that were diagnosed before the age of 40 to participate in the DANA study. As part of this study, participants will be given access to a digital self-management programme that has been developed in partnership with young adults with lived experience of type 2 diabetes.
The programme is called MyDESMOND Connect and includes:
- Information about:
- diabetes stigma
- loneliness and mental health
- managing your relationships, social life and family life alongside diabetes
- managing work, university, or college alongside diabetes
- women’s health and type 2 diabetes
- men’s health and type 2 diabetes
2. Educational animations.
3. Podcasts of young adults with type 2 diabetes talking about their experiences.
4. A private chat forum which participants will have access to.
The main goal of the study is to see how many people register and use MyDESMOND Connect, and whether MyDESMOND Connect can improve their health and wellbeing.
Taking part does not involve any clinic visits. Participants will only be asked to provide some health-related information at different time points over 12 months after they register to use the programme, and to participate in an interview (optional) by telephone or video call to share experiences after the final period of data collection at 12 months.
If you are interested in taking part in this study, please visit the study website.
For more information please contact uhl-tr.danastudy@nhs.net or call 0116 258 4251.
