Could a simple test spot diabetes before it starts?
NCT ID NCT05505669
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking for biological markers (biomarkers) in blood, saliva, and urine that signal damage to insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Researchers will compare samples from people with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and healthy volunteers. The goal is to better understand how diabetes develops and find ways to diagnose it earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors detect diabetes earlier and develop new treatments that protect or repair insulin-producing cells.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find clear biomarkers, and any discoveries would need years of further research before helping patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 165 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants from the clinic environment/ local providers/ diabetes events, relatives/ friends of participants, employees, and normal healthy participants from the community
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Documented informed consent/ assent from the subject * ONE of the following: * Type 1 diabetes patients (including pediatric patients) -OR- * Adult type 2 diabetes patients -OR- * Volunteers who are islet auto-antibody positive (i.e. insulin, GAA, IA-2, IAA and ZnT8 antibodies) with HbA1c ≤ 5.6% (including pediatric patients)-OR- * Adult participants with clinical diagnosis of high blood sugar (i.e. HbA1c of 5.7% to 6.4%)-OR- * Adult control subjects with HbA1cc ≤ 5.6% * Weight ≥ 30 kg * Willingness to: Provide blood sample(s) and if applicable: permit medical record/ clinical laboratory result review Exclusion Criteria: * Control subjects must not have any chronic conditions or have undergone cellular, tissue or organ transplant * Sickle cell disease or anemia (exception: anemia that is corrected with treatment and source documents confirm corrected blood parameters current within 6 months of blood draw) * Active infection * Active malignancy (i.e., currently undergoing treatment) * Immunomodulatory therapy within 1 year of planned blood draw (may include immune checkpoint inhibitors, thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, imiquimod, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, and cytokines/ growth factors (e.g. interferons, interleukins) * Type 1 diabetes only: polyclonal regulatory T cell and/or dendritic cell therapy * Bleeding disorder * Women of childbearing potential: Pregnant/ nursing (Note: Eligibility may be deferred per blood donation timelines for pregnancy/nursing) * Diabetic patients only: Any clinical condition that might be adversely affected by the removal of up to 100 mL of blood * An employee who is under the direct/ indirect supervision of the PI/ a co-investigator/ the study manager * A direct study team member
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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