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Socioeconomic representativeness of Australian, Canadian and British cohorts from the paediatric diabetes AdDIT study: comparisons to regional and national data

Given limited data regarding the involvement of disadvantaged groups in paediatric diabetes clinical trials, this study aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic representativeness of participants recruited into a multinational clinical trial in relation to regional and national type 1 diabetes reference populations. 

Participant and caregiver perspectives on health feedback from a healthy lifestyle check

The usual output following health consultations from paediatric services is a clinical letter to the referring professional or primary care provider, with a copy sent to the patient's caregiver. There is little research on how patients and caregivers perceive the letter content.

Our research

Our Centre is involved with a wide range of research projects, many involving collaborating with partners to run trials of new technologies and treatments.

Co-directors

Read about Professor Tim Jones and Associate Professor Liz Davis, co-directors of the Children's Diabetes Centre.

Capacity Building Grants

The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre; a Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence is excited to announce the first round of capacity building grant recipients.

Community of Practice

Our goal is to accelerate the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based models of care for children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Supporting Families Project

Proudly funded by a Telethon Trust Research Grant, the Supporting Families project started in 2024 with the aim of co-designing a new clinical pathway for children with early stage type 1 diabetes (T1D).

New school year

Good planning and communication between families and schools is very important to ensure children are safe and supported. With the new school year underway, hear from our Social Work team with their top tips on managing the start of a new school year.

Talking about type 1 diabetes

A new research study conducted by Professor Jeneva Ohan and Dr Keely Bebbington aims to develop our understanding of how adolescents navigate these disclosure decisions, and how we can support them to feel more confident when talking to others about their diabetes.

Exercise and hypo awareness study

Our researchers want to assess whether a home-based program of either low-intensity or intermittent high-intensity exercise can improve the ability to feel hypo symptoms in individuals (14-35 years) with impaired hypoglycaemia awareness.