Objective of the project

The primary goal of the project is to identify strategies enabling people with type 2 diabetes, their carers and health care professionals to improve sustained adherence to the mutually agreed treatment plan.

Project outline

Given the nature of the project, the applicant team should include key diabetes stakeholders offering all necessary expertise. In order to achieve the overarching goal, the project should include but not necessarily be restricted to the following objectives:

Develop and validate new tools or implement existing methodology in the area of research (e.g. assessment tools, outcome measures, use of big data)

Develop and validate new technology or implement existing technology (e.g. mobile technology/mHealth and associated apps, eHealth, social networking...)

Develop and validate new interventions or implement evidence-based interventions to improve sustained adherence (on the level of patients, healthcare professionals, carers and/or health care system)

Evaluate biomedical, economic and patient reported outcomes, and their relationship to adherence

Tenders are invited from single non-profit institutions/organisations or groups of such entities from Europe and associated countries. The principal investigator and any co-investigators must be employed full-time at a non-profit institution and the study must be performed at their place of work.

Project timeline: 3 years.

Budget: Not to exceed €500,000 Euros.

How to apply

See attached application form

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research Foundation.

The application form must be sent in a PDF file to Foundation@easd.org