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This Study Involves Patients with Type 2 Diabetes with a history of heart disease or stroke
Do you have Type 2 diabetes? If so, you may qualify for this study.
To take part in the study, participants should:
- Have an A1C between 7 and 10.5%
- Be at least 40 years of age
- Have a history of heart disease or stroke
Qualified participants may be placed on a weekly investigational injection or an approved weekly injection and may be asked to make 25 visits to the study doctor over 4.5 years. If you qualify, you will receive study-related care and study injection at no charge. You may also receive compensation for travel expenses. For more study information contact Iowa Diabetes Research at 515-329-5690 or at www.IowaDiabetes.com.
What Is a Study?
- A clinical study helps advance the future of diabetes! Research patients try new meds or devices not yet available to the public, at no cost to them.
- Research patients meet with a study coordinator and doctor multiple times to monitor them.
- Each visit, patients are compensated for travel expenses.
- Study patients must meet a list of criteria in order to be a part of a study.
- A study can last anywhere from six months to a few years.
Benefits
Receive free medications and free supplies!
Gain better understanding of your disease and take an active role in your health.
Obtain treatments not yet available and contribute to medical research.
Travel stipends for attending most scheduled research appointments.
On average patients receives free care worth $250 - $500 from diabetes experts.
So far Iowa Diabetes Research has spent more than $500K on patients benefits
Our Caring Team
Dr. Anuj Bhargava
CEO and Medical Director
Kathy Fitzgerald
Sub-Investigator
Christine Burke
Sub-Investigator
Tara Herrold
CRC Manager
Lisa Borg
Clinical Research Coordinator
Natalie Young
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kendra Kramer
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kara Turner
Clinical Research Coordinator
Allie Fowler
Clinical Research Coordinator
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Have questions? Call us at (515) 329-6800 or email us at info@iowadiabetes.com.