Cystic fibrosis diabetes gene hunt: 1,500 patients sought
NCT ID NCT01113216
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find the genes and other factors that explain why some people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes while others do not. Researchers will analyze DNA from 1,500 people with cystic fibrosis and their parents. The goal is to better understand the causes of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, which could lead to improved prevention or treatment in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Apr 2008
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Individuals affected with Cystic Fibrosis and family members
- Ages
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3 months to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Any person with Cystic Fibrosis and his/her parents. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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