School Research

Elsa -Early Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes   309252

Aim: The ELSA study is screening children aged 3-13 years to find those at risk of insulin dependent diabetes. We can then offer education and monitoring to at risk children and their families. This is to stop children from getting too unwell, offer treatment sooner and offer further research which aims to delay or prevent diabetes. 

The screening test is a simple finger-stick blood test [1] that can be done at home, at school or in the community [2] and is sent back to us for testing [3]. ELSA aims to screen 20,000 children across the UK until February 2025. Testing in schools means we can offer this research to even more children and young people 

The study team will arrange a date for an ELSA clinic to be held in school, a team of nurses will come and take the fingerstick test from children. 

The RDN delivery team can help support the testing in school clinics. 

Requirements: 

• Room availability for ELSA clinics

• Enough space to accommodate 4 clinical staff, 2 children to be tested, 5 tables & chairs.

• Good Wi-Fi access.

• Crash mats, chairs, and water. To be used to support a child if an event occurs during the test