Medicine

Research study needs participants to use Diabetes website

Penn State Hershey Diabetes and Obesity Institute researchers are seeking participants for a Web-based research study. This study, which can be completed from a home computer, involves working through an Internet program to improve knowledge and self-management of diabetes, and to learn from the experiences of others in a social networking site.

Materials in this study are based on the Institute’s award-winning Diabetes Playbook, a guide for living with and managing diabetes.

To participate, participants must be age 18 to 75 and have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, speak English, and have Internet access.

To register for this study, visit http://playbook.ist.psu.edu/registration. Compensation is provided.

This research, IRB 28725, has been approved by the Institutional Review Board under federal regulations at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine.

Last Updated October 13, 2010

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