Phone vs. mail: which gets more people to screen for type 1 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07663136
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways of inviting people to screen for type 1 diabetes at home: a simple email or letter versus a personal phone call. Researchers want to see which method leads more people to complete and return a home screening kit. Participants are adults and children aged 1 to 99 who are already part of the Indiana Biobank.
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 one recruitment method proves far more effective, future screening programs could use that approach to identify more people at risk for type 1 diabetes earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This trial only measures how many people return a screening kit, not whether screening improves health outcomes. The results may not apply to populations outside the Indiana Biobank.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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1 year 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: * Participant must be in Indiana Biobank * Participant must be able to provide consent * Ages 1-99 including pregnant women Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to sign informed consent for home screening is exclusionary for the home screening portion of the study * While other medical conditions are allowable prior diabetes diagnosis is exclusionary for home autoantibody screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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