VA|Prevention - Diabetes Research
Project Reference 2022.02969.PTDC
Funding Entity FCT
Financed Amount 249.931,82€
Consortium Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior; FMH-UL; FC-UL; ESEL
Start date 2023-03-09
Final date 2026-03-08
Objective
The Va Prevention Project is a randomized controlled trial with cost-effective evaluation of a person-centered digital intervention for diabetes prevention in high-risk adults. This project is focused on the challenge of preventing T2D and work on 3 critical knowledge gaps within this area of expertise:
. To develop a a digital intervention for diabetes prevention using automated virtual health, from previous consortium work (VASelfCare, Train4Health);
. Evaluating its effectiveness and implementation, via a clinical study with a well-powered hybrid effectiveness-implementation and qualitative research, drawing on experience in prior projects (e.g. NoHoW, SEURO);
. Evaluating cost-effectiveness resorting to economic evaluation skills in preventive interventions (e.g. SILNE-R project).