Does diabetes affect the brain? new study investigates thinking and emotions in youth with type 1 diabetes
NCT ID NCT07164768
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
Researchers in India are studying how type 1 diabetes affects thinking, memory, and mental health in children and young adults aged 10 to 21. They will compare 264 youth with type 1 diabetes to 132 healthy peers using tests of intelligence, attention, memory, and emotional well-being. This observational study aims to fill a gap in understanding diabetes' impact on the developing brain in India, where the condition is becoming more common.
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 study could reveal how type 1 diabetes affects thinking and emotional well-being in Indian youth, guiding future support and interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to other populations or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
Study Subjects: The Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, which is a sister concern of Jehangir hospital, Pune, has been involved in health related programs since its inception in 1995. Our major areas of work include Nutritional and Growth Disorders in Children, Type 1 Diabetes, Maternal and Child Health, Osteoporosis and Bone Health, Psychological Counseling, HIV and Cancers. Cases: There are 738 children registered with HCJMRI for the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes. The 'Sweetlings' programme is a charity clinic that provides holistic care to underprivileged children and youth with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D). Currently, the clinic supports 548 children and youth with T1D aged 0 to 22 years in the Pune region of the Western Indian State of Maharashtra. From these, we have 386 children who are between 10-21 years of age. Controls: Siblings of these T1D children will be included as healthy age-matched controls for participation in this study. This wil
- Ages
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10 to 21 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: * Children, adolescents and young adults with T1D and their parents (caregiver, either mother or father) Exclusion Criteria: * Both parents are not alive or the child is not living with the parents and living with the grandparents.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India
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