Clinical trials: Pancreatic Beta Cell Function
Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Oxidative Stress
Effect of Dietary Glycemic Index on Beta-cell Function
The study will determine if increasing the highs and lows of blood glucose levels (glycemic variability) impairs insulin secretion in people with impaired glucose tolerance and/or impaired fasting glucose who are at risk for…
- Conditions
- Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Oxidative Stress, Prediabetes, Impaired Fasting Glucose
- Trial name
- GIdiet (NCT01386645)
- Testing
- low glycemic index (LGI) diet, high glycemic index diet plus N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Healthy
DPP4 Inhibition & Beta Cell Function
This study is being done to determine the role of a hormone, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), on insulin secretion and to study how GLP-1 works in in diabetic individuals as compared to non-diabetic individuals, under fasting…
- Trial name
- NCT02683187
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Sitagliptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David D'Alessio, M.D.
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent
Insulin Pump Therapy in Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Within 4 weeks after diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, 10 subjects (pubertal males, 12-17 years old) will be randomized to either receive multiple daily injection (MDI) using Lantus insulin, or continuous subcutaneous insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT00357890
- Testing
- Insulin pump therapy, Multiple daily injections using insulin glargine + rapid acting analog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Type 1 Diabetes
Vitamin D and Residual Beta-Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes
This project is designed to study the role of vitamin D supplementation on the honeymoon phase of type 1 diabetes in children who are on standardized insulin treatment.
- Trial name
- PCR (NCT03046927)
- Testing
- Ergocalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Benjamin U. Nwosu, MD
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Effects of Recombinant Human Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase on the Progression of Type 1 Diabetes in New Onset Subjects
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with multiple injections of GAD-Alum will preserve the body's own (endogenous) insulin production in patients who have been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes…
- Trial name
- TN08 (NCT00529399)
- Testing
- GAD-Alum, GAD-Alum and Aluminum hydroxide, Aluminum hydroxide
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Insulin Sensitivity
Insulin Sensitivity and Beta Cell Function After Carbohydrate Loading in Hip Replacement Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preload of carbohydrate or water before elective hip replacement improve insulin sensitivity and or beta cell function in human.
- Trial name
- NCT01774084
- Testing
- Experimental: PreOp, NutriciaNordica AB
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Type 1 Diabetes
Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate Long Term Safety and Treatment Effect of DiaPep277®
This is an extension study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of long-term treatment with DiaPep277® and to determine the long-term treatment effect of DiaPep277® on parameters of metabolic control and on preservation of…
- Trial name
- DIA-AID 2 (NCT01898286)
- Testing
- DiaPep277®
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Andromeda Biotech Ltd.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Beta-Cell Function and Sitagliptin Trial (BEST)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by progressive deterioration in the function of the pancreatic beta-cells, which are the cells that produce and secrete insulin (the hormone primarily…
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT00420511)
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, metformin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Intravenous CTLA4-lg Treatment in Recent Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with CTLA4-Ig (Abatacept) in individuals with new onset T1DM will improve insulin secretion (C-peptide production) compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- TN09 (NCT00505375)
- Testing
- CTLA-4 Ig
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Verapamil for Beta Cell Survival Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes
The overall purpose of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of using oral verapamil in subjects with recent onset T1D in order to downregulate TXNIP and enhance the patients' endogenous beta cell mass and insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT02372253
- Testing
- Verapamil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A Clinical Proof-of-principle Trial in Adult Subjects With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Investigating the Effect of NNC0114-0006 and Liraglutide on Preservation of Beta-cell Function
This trial is conducted globally. The aim of this trial is to assess the clinical proof-of-principle of NNC0114-0006 and liraglutide on preservation of beta-cell function in adult subjects with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT02443155
- Testing
- NNC0114-0006, liraglutide
- Where
- 108 sites in United States, Austria and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
New-onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Study of Antithymocyte Globulin for Treatment of New-onset T1DM
Antithymocyte globulin (e.g., Thymoglobulin®) is an antibody preparation that is commonly used to treat and prevent organ transplant rejection.
- Trial name
- START (NCT00515099)
- Testing
- Antithymocyte globulin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type 1 Diabetes
The Effect of Gluten-free Diet on New Onset Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The primary aim of this pilot study is to test whether gluten-free diet (GFD) instituted in children shortly after onset of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) can decelerate the decline in beta cell function as compared to age matched…
- Trial name
- NCT02867436
- Testing
- Gluten-free diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Motol
Type 2 Diabetes
Study of Vitamin D and Omega-3 Supplementation for Preventing Diabetes
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is an ongoing randomized clinical trial in 25,875 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or omega-3 fatty acids…
- Trial name
- NCT01633177
- Testing
- Vitamin D3, Omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Impact of Breakfast Composition on Glycemic and Incretin Responses in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
This study examined the effect of a high protein or high carbohydrate breakfast on the glucose and insulin response following the breakfast meal, as well as the subsequent response following the lunch meal.
- Trial name
- NCT02180646
- Testing
- High protein breakfast, High carb breakfast
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia