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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The NIH today announced the early termination of a large randomized trial testing a lifestyle intervention approach to weight loss in type 2 diabetics.
More than 5,000 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to participate in an intensive lifestyle intervention program or a traditional program of diabetes support and education in Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes). In September, after 11 years of followup, the trial was stopped by the NIH after the data and safety monitoring board found no significant differences in cardiovascular events? the primary endpoint of the trial? between the two groups. According to the NIH, however, other benefits from the lifestyle intervention have been found in the course of the trial.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhu...diabetes-stopped-for-futility-after-11-years/
More than 5,000 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to participate in an intensive lifestyle intervention program or a traditional program of diabetes support and education in Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes). In September, after 11 years of followup, the trial was stopped by the NIH after the data and safety monitoring board found no significant differences in cardiovascular events? the primary endpoint of the trial? between the two groups. According to the NIH, however, other benefits from the lifestyle intervention have been found in the course of the trial.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhu...diabetes-stopped-for-futility-after-11-years/