Can activating cell cleanup improve blood vessel function in diabetes?
NCT ID NCT05593549
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a natural cell process called autophagy (cell cleanup) is reduced in people with type 2 diabetes and if that harms small blood vessels. Sixty adults with and without diabetes will take either trehalose (a sugar that may boost autophagy) or a placebo for 14 days. Researchers will measure blood vessel function and autophagy markers to understand the link.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
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- Ages
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18 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be between 18-80 yrs. of age and will be delineated into two groups * Clinical Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in accordance with American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines (Type 2 Diabetic group) * Otherwise healthy individuals (Healthy control group) with no more than 1 cardiovascular risk factor Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled hypertension * Current Tobacco use or within last 6 months * BMI \> 35 * Hyperlipidemia * Hypercholesterolemia * Type 1 Diabetes * Use of anti-coagulant drugs, or anti-platelet drugs * Symptomatic coronary artery disease * Heart Failure * Renal Impairment * Hormone Replacement Therapy * History of Retinopathy * Documented Neuromuscular Disorders * Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (blistering of skin to sun; photosensitivity) * Pregnancy (Young Female subjects) * Allergies to Povidone Iodine * Use Erectile Dysfunction Medication in the past 6 months * Use of Topical/non-topical Steroids in last 6 months * Active Anti-Cancer Treatment or Treatment within last 12 months * Active COVID-19 or within the past 3 months * Gender Reassignment Therapy
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Conditions
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Locations
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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