New test could spot hidden diabetes in pancreatic disease patients
NCT ID NCT03460769
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a mixed meal test to better diagnose a specific type of diabetes (type 3c) that occurs in people with pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis. Researchers will enroll 775 adults aged 30 to 84 who have new-onset diabetes and one of these pancreatic conditions. The goal is to improve early detection and understanding of this diabetes type.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 775 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Participants recruited from external sites.
- Ages
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30 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * All Participants must sign an informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study. Participants must have signed an authorization for the release of their protected health information. * Participants must be ages ≥30 and \<85. * Participants must have a diagnosis of one of the following based on study definitions; * New Onset Diabetes (\<3 years) in participants with Pancreatic Cancer (PDAC); * New Onset Diabetes (\<3 years) in participants with Chronic Pancreatitis; * New Onset Diabetes (\<3 years) in participants without Pancreatic disease (i.e., T2DM) * Long standing T2DM (≥3 years) without Pancreatic disease * Long standing diabetes (≥3 years) in participants with PDAC * Long standing diabetes (≥3 years) participants with chronic pancreatitis * non-diabetic participants with PDAC * non-diabetic participants with chronic pancreatitis * non-diabetic controls without Pancreatic disease Exclusion Criteria: * Participants must not have any significant medical illnesses (including diabetes) that in the investigator's opinion cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or would compromise the Participant's ability to tolerate study interventions. * Diabetes not stable enough to permit holding of diabetes medications in Participants undergoing mixed meal tolerance testing. * Participants taking higher doses of insulin (≥0.75 unit/kg/day). \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection\] * Participants in the non-pancreatic disease subgroup on longer acting agents, including thiazolidinediones and once-weekly GLP-1 agonists (Bydureon \[exenatide\], Ozempic \[semaglutide\], Trulicity \[dulaglutide\]). \[Criterion is not applicable for Participants in the CP and PDAC groups\]. * Participants currently receiving oral steroid medications. * Hospitalization for acute pancreatitis within 2 months before study visit. \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection\] * The presence of a symptomatic cyst in Participants with CP. \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection; this includes cancer arising from a mucinous cystic lesion\]. * Any Participant with a known pancreatic cancer histologic subtype other than adenocarcinoma (e.g., Participants with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are excluded). * Previous pancreatic surgery (including total pancreatectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, pancreaticojejunostomy, enucleation, or Frey procedure). \[Criterion is not applicable for CP Participants with diabetes who have a history of pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreaticojejunostomy, distal pancreatectomy, or Frey\]. * Previous treatment for pancreatic cancer, including chemotherapy or radiation. * Previous vagotomy or gastric surgery, including endoscopic gastric reduction procedures. \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection\]. * Previous diagnosis of gastroparesis. \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection\]. * Participants on treatment for any cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix). * Allergy or intolerance to ingredients in Boost drink in Participants undergoing mixed meal testing (see Appendix 13.9) \[Criterion is not applicable for PDAC Participants undergoing fasting only blood collection\].
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Indiana University
Carmel, Indiana, 46280, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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