Collaboration Details

Title of Collaborative Activity:

Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) is a multi-center clinical research study examining the safety and efficacy of three treatment options for type 2 diabetes in the pediatric population. TODAY was initiated due to the increase in type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, which itself is linked to the rise in obesity.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Research Initiative

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2003

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIDDK

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC