U.S., Feb. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06842459) titled 'Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Elderly Functional Decline in Diabetes: the CARED Study' on Jan. 29.
Brief Summary: Importance. Conventionally, treatment goals for diabetic patients primarily target glycemic levels and traditional cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, lipids) control to reduce macro- and micro-vascular complications. More recently, the relevance of assessing functional status in older diabetic patients has emerged. A knowledge gap exists regarding the risk of functional dependency in older diabetic patients and on the impact of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) on the achievement of easily calculated ...