Why is this research being conducted?
This study is being conducted to better understand the prevalence of and risks associated with type 2 diabetes in Sindhi families.
Who is conducting this research?
Principal Investigator
Dr Manju Mamtani, MD
Trustee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India and Assistant Professor, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520
USA Phone: +1 (210) 602-5199
Email: manju.mamtani@utrgv.edu
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr Hemant Kurkarni, MD
Trustee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India and Associate Professor, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520
USA Phone: +1 (210) 602-5537
Email: hemant.kulkarni@utrgv.edu
You are free to choose if you want to participate in this study and you are free to withdraw from this research at any time without comment or penalty. We will provide you with a nominal time compensation upon completion of the study.
What are you required to do if you choose to participate?
As a participant, you will be interviewed and medically examined. Specifically, information on your demography, family history, dietary history and physical activity will be collected. Your blood pressure, height, weight and body girth will be measured; and your ECG will be recorded. Your random blood sugar will be checked, urine sample will be collected and this will be followed by a subsequent appointment to collect fasting blood sample for additional biochemical investigations like fasting blood sugar and blood lipid profile.
If you would like to participate in this research study, call Dr. Manju Mamtani at +1 (210) 602-5199 or the Project Manager. At the beginning of the study, we will first obtain your informed consent and then collect the data.
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Any questions?
You are welcome to contact any of the researchers with any question related to this study. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant, please contact Dr. Swaminiji (Phone no. 8805024450), Chairman of Ethics Committee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur or the Institutional Review Board (IRB) by telephone at +1 (956) 665-2889 or by email at irb@utrgv.edu.
This research has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Protection (IRB).
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Why is this research being conducted?
This study is being conducted to better understand the prevalence of and risks associated with type 2 diabetes in Sindhi families.
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Who is conducting this research?
Principal Investigator
Dr Manju Mamtani, MD
Trustee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India and Assistant Professor, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520
USA Phone: +1 (210) 602-5199
Email: manju.mamtani@utrgv.edu
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr Hemant Kurkarni, MD
Trustee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India and Associate Professor, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520
USA Phone: +1 (210) 602-5537
Email: hemant.kulkarni@utrgv.edu
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You are free to choose if you want to participate in this study and you are free to withdraw from this research at any time without comment or penalty. We will provide you with a nominal time compensation upon completion of the study.
What are you required to do if you choose to participate?
As a participant, you will be interviewed and medically examined. Specifically, information on your demography, family history, dietary history and physical activity will be collected. Your blood pressure, height, weight and body girth will be measured; and your ECG will be recorded. Your random blood sugar will be checked, urine sample will be collected and this will be followed by a subsequent appointment to collect fasting blood sample for additional biochemical investigations like fasting blood sugar and blood lipid profile.
If you would like to participate in this research study, call Dr. Manju Mamtani at +1 (210) 602-5199 or the Project Manager. At the beginning of the study, we will first obtain your informed consent and then collect the data. - + Gallery
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Any questions?
You are welcome to contact any of the researchers with any question related to this study. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant, please contact Dr. Swaminiji (Phone no. 8805024450), Chairman of Ethics Committee, Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur or the Institutional Review Board (IRB) by telephone at +1 (956) 665-2889 or by email at irb@utrgv.edu.
This research has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Protection (IRB).