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Ads clinic update

The Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) Adolescent Diabetes Service (ADS) clinics have had several updates thanks to your feedback, including the introduction of “Welcome to Ads group sessions” for teenagers.

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Food Frequency Questionnaire

(NHMRC, 2013)

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Research finds pumps deliver better long-term blood glucose control

New research from the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found children who use an insulin pump to manage their type 1 diabetes have better long-term blood glucose control than those on insulin injections.

Research

Using continuous glucose monitoring to detect early dysglycaemia in children participating in the ENDIA study (Sub Protocol)

Aveni Liz Haynes Davis BA (Hons), MBBChir, MA (Cantab), PhD MBBS FRACP PhD Principal Research Fellow Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre

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Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorder

A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms

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.

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Supporting Families Project Update

In early 2024, Dr Aveni Haynes and her team were awarded Telethon Trust funding for their project Supporting Families.

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Glycemic and Psychosocial Outcomes of Advanced Hybrid Closed-Loop Therapy in Youth With High HbA1c: A Randomized Clinical Trial

To determine the efficacy of advanced hybrid closed-loop therapy in a high-risk cohort of youth on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with or without continuous glucose monitoring with suboptimal glycemia.

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Study of tranexamic acid on post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage (STOP) pilot trial

Matt Cooper BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and Applied Statistics, PhD Manager, Biostatistics 08 6319 1723 matt.cooper@thekids.org.au Manager,

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Piloting a self-compassion program to promote physical and psychological wellbeing in youth with T1D

Amy Keely Liz Asha Finlay-Jones Bebbington Davis Parkinson BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MClinPsych/PhD MBBS FRACP