Wisconsin Epidemiological Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes (WESCID)

February 5, 2016 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
To investigate the prevalence and incidence rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in people with Type 1 diabetes of long duration.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

With recent advances in diabetes treatment, especially the evidence that tight control of glycemia, diminishes glycemia related complications it is becoming apparent that the main barriers to further increases in the longevity of patients with insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus are the long-term cardiovascular complications of this condition. However, development of effective strategies to prevent cardiovascular complications of diabetes have been impeded by uncertainty as to the relative importance in their pathogenesis of hyperglycemia, early renal dysfunction or excess levels of conventional risk factors. In this context, research to elucidate the predictors of cardiovascular complications of diabetes in well-characterized populations followed long term has the potential to be of considerable clinical and public health importance.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The study was a population-based, longitudinal, cohort study to determine the prevalence and incidence rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in people with Type 1 diabetes of long duration. The mean age of the cohort and the long duration of diabetes provided an opportunity to document the prevalence and incidence of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, angina, congestive heart failure, stroke, transient ischemic attacks, peripheral vascular disease and cardiovascular disease mortality in a large population-base group of persons with Type 1 diabetes. Standardized protocols for exams and interviews were used during the baseline, 4-, 10-, and 14-year follow-up exams. Retinal photographs of each study participant were taken at the baseline examination. This permitted the investigators to test the predictive ability of focal and generalized retinal arteriolar narrowing and arteriovenous crossing changes (i.e., A/V nicking) for subsequent macrovascular events controlling for other risk factors. These factors included blood pressure, cigarette smoking, serum lipids, body mass index, duration of diabetes, and glycemia.

The cohort was re-examined to obtain ECGs, blood lipid fractions not previously measured, and fibrinogen, as well as upper and lower extremity blood pressures, urine specimens, and medical records. This provided information about silent infarctions and other cardiographic abnormalities as well as previously doctor-diagnosed macrovascular events in long-term survivors of Type 1 diabetes. Study examinations were performed in a mobile van. Participants provided two urine specimens for determination of urinary albumin excretion. Fasting blood was obtained for determination of glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, blood sugar, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol, LDL particle size, serum creatinine, and fibrinogen. Additional study procedures included measurements of weight and height, waist and hip girth, and brachial and ankle blood pressures. Electrocardiography was also performed. A questionnaire was administered. Participants were subsequently interviewed yearly and clinical and hospital records and death certificates were collected to document new cardiovascular disease events.

Study Type

Observational

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 100 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Description

No eligibility criteria

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ronald Klein, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2000

First Posted (Estimate)

May 26, 2000

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1998-496
  • R01HL059259 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • 5079 (Study Team)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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