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Type 1 DiabetesINCEPTiONNCT06006468

Evaluating ImmuNe Changes in the Evolution of Pre Type 1 Diabetes With Adult ONset

An observational study of Type 1 Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Maturity Onset, run by Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Little is known about how type 1 diabetes or coeliac disease develop in adults. Studies following children at risk of type 1 diabetes from birth have shown that the marker of type 1 diabetes autoimmunity (antibodies against the insulin producing cells in the pancreas (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies (GADA)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
High genetic risk for type 1 diabetes and High gentic risk for Coeliac disease
How many people
2,250 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
1 Feb 2023to 31 Dec 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: This study will use samples and data from the Exeter 10,000 cohort, a research bank of adult volunteers (https://exetercrfnihr.org/about/exeter-10000/). Stored serum samples are available (allowing islet autoantibody measurement) for all participants including ∼8000 participants with no history of diabetes at recruitment (a median 10 years ago (minimum 3 years since recruitment)). Additionally all participants have genotype data available and have given permission to the research team to prospectively access their health records.

Who may be able to join

  • Exeter 10,000 study participants with stored serum samples
  • Consent for samples \& data to be used in further research.

Who cannot join

  • Diagnosed with diabetes at time of original sample collection
  • Diagnosed with coeliac disease at time of original sample collection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility (Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)

    Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: Evaluating ImmuNe Changes in the Evolution of Pre Type 1 Diabetes With Adult Onset

Little is known about how type 1 diabetes or coeliac disease develop in adults. Studies following children at risk of type 1 diabetes from birth have shown that the marker of type 1 diabetes autoimmunity (antibodies against the insulin producing cells in the pancreas (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies (GADA), Insulin Autoantibodies (IAA), Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibodies (ZnT8), Anti-tyrosine phosphatase-like insulinoma antigen 2 (IA-2))) can develop many years before glucose levels are raised and diabetes is diagnosed. In adults, it is unclear when antibodies develop in relation to high blood glucose levels and the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

Similarly in coeliac disease it is unclear to what degree Tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies (TTG) in adults proceed the development of clinically diagnosed disease.

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The investigators will use samples collected and stored in The Exeter 10,000 volunteer research bank (https://exetercrfnihr.org/about/exeter-10000/) and so no new sample collection is required. This includes ~8000 participants with no history of coeliac disease or diabetes at recruitment. The investigators wish to determine prevalence of autoantibodies in the background adult population split by the highest genetic risk for type 1 diabetes and separately coeliac disease compared to a control population with lower genetic risk for these conditions. The investigators will also evaluate the proportion of these identified cases progressing to clinically diagnosed disease.

The aim of this study is to investigate evidence of autoimmunity prior to disease development and generate pilot data for the validity of screening based on genetic predisposition for type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease.

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Detecting the early stages of type 1 diabetes in children is possible and has positive implications for clinical care.

Studies following children at risk of type 1 diabetes from birth have shown that islet autoantibodies against (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GADA), Insulin (IAA), Zinc Transporter 8 (ZnT8), Anti-tyrosine phosphatase-like insulinoma antigen 2 (IA-2))) can develop many years before diabetes is diagnosed. This makes islet-autoantibodies an excellent biomarker of early disease with the development of multiple (≥2) positive islet-autoantibodies marking the first stage of type 1 diabetes. Many studies in children have looked at strategies for increasing islet autoantibody detection given the high numbers needed to test if screening at the whole population level. This includes targeting for autoantibody testing those with a type 1 diabetes: family history and/or raised genetic risk. Identifying type 1 diabetes early matters as it can reduce the proportion of cases presenting with severe symptoms including with diabetic ketoacidosis. This is coupled to recent FDA approval of Teplizumab therapy aiming to slow down the progression of early type 1 diabetes.

Little is known about the early development or early case detection of type 1 diabetes in adults despite representing the majority of all cases. Despite the potential benefits of pre-clinical type 1 diabetes detection in children very little is known about the stages of development of type 1 diabetes in adults. Therefore as noted in a recent Type 1 Diabetes research Steering Committee meeting "The optimal strategies for identification of at-risk adults needs to be studied". This is despite over half of all type 1 diabetes cases developing in adults. Our recent work examining adult-onset type 1 diabetes at presentation suggests that when adult-onset type 1 diabetes cases are defined robustly, characteristics include high type 1 diabetes genetic risk, rapid progression of C-peptide loss and high (>90%) rates of islet autoantibody positivity. Of these adult autoantibody positive cases ~60% were multi-autoantibody positive. Previous literature suggesting type 1 diabetes is a more benign disease in older adults likely reflects the increasingly recognised misclassification of clinically defined type 1 diabetes cases in this age group.

The high rates of islet autoantibodies at diagnosis and associated high genetic risk in adult-onset type 1 diabetes cases suggests targeted screening for early disease in this age group, using these biomarkers as undertaken in children, is a possibility. Studies recruiting first degree relatives of individuals have included adults (typically up to 45 years of age) showing detection of individuals at risk of type 1 diabetes is possible, even if progression from stage 1 to clinical disease appears reduced with increasing age at autoantibody detection. However, as in children, the majority of type 1 diabetes cases in adults develop in those without a family history of the disease and therefore genetic risk guided screening offers an attractive alternative strategy but research into the validity of this approach is lacking.

Little is known about early Coeliac disease development in adults. Coeliac disease is similarly increasingly recognised in adults but the early development of the disease is unclear. Development of coeliac disease is associated with raised genetic risk which can be captured by a coeliac genetic risk score. Recognition of coeliac disease is difficult particularly in adults and early detection has been suggested to be associated with improved outcomes.

Datasets with genetics and stored samples allow pragmatic insights into the feasibility of targeted screening for early adult-onset type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease.

The investigators will use samples collected and stored in The Exeter 10,000 adult volunteer research bank (https://exetercrfnihr.org/about/exeter-10000/) which includes ∼8000 participants with no history of diabetes at recruitment (a median 10 years ago (minimum 3 years since recruitment)). This will allow islet autoantibody measurement without the need for additional sample collection. All participants have genotype data available and have given permission for the Exeter 10,000 team to prospectively access their health records. This dataset allows a pragmatic and cost-effective assessment of using genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease to guide islet-autoantibody/ tissue-transglutaminase testing in adults. This will provide vital pilot data which can help guide future screening strategies for detecting pre-clinical type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease in adults.

Being tested
High genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, High gentic risk for Coeliac disease
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • High genetic risk for type 1 diabetesGenetic

    in individuals without diabetes comparison of prevalence of islet auto antibodies between individuals at high genetic risk of type 1 diabetes versus controls

  • High gentic risk for Coeliac diseaseGenetic

    in individuals without Coeliac disease comparison of prevalence of anti tissue transglutaminase antibodies between individuals at high genetic risk of coeliac disease versus controls

Study groups in NCT06006468
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes750 individuals with the highest type 1 diabetes genetic risk
Receives: Genetic: High genetic risk for type 1 diabetes
Genetic risk of coeliac disease750 individuals with the highest coeliac disease genetic risk
Receives: Genetic: High gentic risk for Coeliac disease
Controls750 individuals with Neutral type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease genetic risk

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of multi-islet autoantibody positive participants

    ≥2 positive islet autoantibodies (GAD, IA-2, ZNT8, IAA) between genetic risk groups for type 1 diabetes

    Measured: through sample analysis, approx 6 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of islet autoantibody positive participants

    ≥1 positive islet autoantibodies (GAD, IA-2, ZNT8, IAA) between genetic risk groups for type 1 diabetes

    Measured: through sample analysis, approx 6 months

  2. Number of multi-islet autoantibody positive participants developing Diabetes

    number of cases developing type 1 diabetes

    Measured: through study follow up an average of 10 years

  3. Number of participants with positive Tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies

    Number of positive Tissue transglutaminase autoantibody in genetic risk groups for coeliac disease

    Measured: through sample analysis, approx 6 months

  4. Number of participants developing Coeliac disease

    number of cases developing Coeliac disease

    Measured: through study follow up an average of 10 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Aug 2023
  2. Study start1 Feb 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2023
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
2,250 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06006468
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRF525
Acronym
INCEPTiON
Status last verified
Jun 2024
First submitted
20 Jun 2023
Last updated
15 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Extend data available through external application process to university of Exeter

Publications

  • Insel RA, Dunne JL, Atkinson MA, Chiang JL, Dabelea D, Gottlieb PA, Greenbaum CJ, Herold KC, Krischer JP, Lernmark A, Ratner RE, Rewers MJ, Schatz DA, Skyler JS, Sosenko JM, Ziegler AG. Staging presymptomatic type 1 diabetes: a scientific statement of JDRF, the Endocrine Society, and the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2015 Oct;38(10):1964-74. doi: 10.2337/dc15-1419.

    PubMed 26404926
  • Ziegler AG, Rewers M, Simell O, Simell T, Lempainen J, Steck A, Winkler C, Ilonen J, Veijola R, Knip M, Bonifacio E, Eisenbarth GS. Seroconversion to multiple islet autoantibodies and risk of progression to diabetes in children. JAMA. 2013 Jun 19;309(23):2473-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.6285.

    PubMed 23780460
  • Orban T, Sosenko JM, Cuthbertson D, Krischer JP, Skyler JS, Jackson R, Yu L, Palmer JP, Schatz D, Eisenbarth G; Diabetes Prevention Trial-Type 1 Study Group. Pancreatic islet autoantibodies as predictors of type 1 diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Trial-Type 1. Diabetes Care. 2009 Dec;32(12):2269-74. doi: 10.2337/dc09-0934. Epub 2009 Sep 9.

    PubMed 19741189
  • Steck AK, Vehik K, Bonifacio E, Lernmark A, Ziegler AG, Hagopian WA, She J, Simell O, Akolkar B, Krischer J, Schatz D, Rewers MJ; TEDDY Study Group. Predictors of Progression From the Appearance of Islet Autoantibodies to Early Childhood Diabetes: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY). Diabetes Care. 2015 May;38(5):808-13. doi: 10.2337/dc14-2426. Epub 2015 Feb 9.

    PubMed 25665818
  • Sims EK, Besser REJ, Dayan C, Geno Rasmussen C, Greenbaum C, Griffin KJ, Hagopian W, Knip M, Long AE, Martin F, Mathieu C, Rewers M, Steck AK, Wentworth JM, Rich SS, Kordonouri O, Ziegler AG, Herold KC; NIDDK Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group. Screening for Type 1 Diabetes in the General Population: A Status Report and Perspective. Diabetes. 2022 Apr 1;71(4):610-623. doi: 10.2337/dbi20-0054.

    PubMed 35316839
  • Ziegler AG, Kick K, Bonifacio E, Haupt F, Hippich M, Dunstheimer D, Lang M, Laub O, Warncke K, Lange K, Assfalg R, Jolink M, Winkler C, Achenbach P; Fr1da Study Group. Yield of a Public Health Screening of Children for Islet Autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany. JAMA. 2020 Jan 28;323(4):339-351. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.21565.

    PubMed 31990315
  • Mahon JL, Sosenko JM, Rafkin-Mervis L, Krause-Steinrauf H, Lachin JM, Thompson C, Bingley PJ, Bonifacio E, Palmer JP, Eisenbarth GS, Wolfsdorf J, Skyler JS; TrialNet Natural History Committee; Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group. The TrialNet Natural History Study of the Development of Type 1 Diabetes: objectives, design, and initial results. Pediatr Diabetes. 2009 Apr;10(2):97-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2008.00464.x. Epub 2008 Sep 24.

    PubMed 18823409
  • Ziegler AG, Hummel M, Schenker M, Bonifacio E. Autoantibody appearance and risk for development of childhood diabetes in offspring of parents with type 1 diabetes: the 2-year analysis of the German BABYDIAB Study. Diabetes. 1999 Mar;48(3):460-8. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.48.3.460.

    PubMed 10078544
  • Hagopian WA, Erlich H, Lernmark A, Rewers M, Ziegler AG, Simell O, Akolkar B, Vogt R Jr, Blair A, Ilonen J, Krischer J, She J; TEDDY Study Group. The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY): genetic criteria and international diabetes risk screening of 421 000 infants. Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 Dec;12(8):733-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00774.x. Epub 2011 May 12.

    PubMed 21564455
  • Ziegler AG, Danne T, Dunger DB, Berner R, Puff R, Kiess W, Agiostratidou G, Todd JA, Bonifacio E. Primary prevention of beta-cell autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes - The Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes (GPPAD) perspectives. Mol Metab. 2016 Feb 22;5(4):255-262. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.02.003. eCollection 2016 Apr.

    PubMed 27069865
  • Winkler C, Schober E, Ziegler AG, Holl RW. Markedly reduced rate of diabetic ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes in relatives screened for islet autoantibodies. Pediatr Diabetes. 2012 Jun;13(4):308-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00829.x. Epub 2011 Nov 8.

    PubMed 22060727
  • Herold KC, Bundy BN, Long SA, Bluestone JA, DiMeglio LA, Dufort MJ, Gitelman SE, Gottlieb PA, Krischer JP, Linsley PS, Marks JB, Moore W, Moran A, Rodriguez H, Russell WE, Schatz D, Skyler JS, Tsalikian E, Wherrett DK, Ziegler AG, Greenbaum CJ; Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group. An Anti-CD3 Antibody, Teplizumab, in Relatives at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2019 Aug 15;381(7):603-613. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1902226. Epub 2019 Jun 9.

    PubMed 31180194
  • Thomas NJ, Jones SE, Weedon MN, Shields BM, Oram RA, Hattersley AT. Frequency and phenotype of type 1 diabetes in the first six decades of life: a cross-sectional, genetically stratified survival analysis from UK Biobank. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Feb;6(2):122-129. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(17)30362-5. Epub 2017 Nov 30.

    PubMed 29199115
  • Diaz-Valencia PA, Bougneres P, Valleron AJ. Global epidemiology of type 1 diabetes in young adults and adults: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2015 Mar 17;15:255. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1591-y.

    PubMed 25849566
  • Harding JL, Wander PL, Zhang X, Li X, Karuranga S, Chen H, Sun H, Xie Y, Oram RA, Magliano DJ, Zhou Z, Jenkins AJ, Ma RCW. The Incidence of Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review From 32 Countries and Regions. Diabetes Care. 2022 Apr 1;45(4):994-1006. doi: 10.2337/dc21-1752.

    PubMed 35349653

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Type 1 Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Maturity Onset, run by Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of multi-islet autoantibody positive participants (time frame: through sample analysis, approx 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06006468, which also lists 28 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Nov 2024.

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