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Title of Collaborative Activity:

NGSP (formerly the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The purpose of the NGSP (formerly the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program) is to standardize Hemoglobin A1c test results to those of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), which established the direct relationships between HbA1c levels and outcome risks in patients with diabetes.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Resource Development

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

1996

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIDDK

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC