Gut bugs may guide diabetes therapy, study finds
NCT ID NCT07627048
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how gut bacteria affect the development of type 2 diabetes and help personalize treatment. Researchers followed 100 adults newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who had not taken diabetes medication before. They analyzed stool samples and blood tests, then assigned different treatments to see how gut bacteria influenced treatment success.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients were hospitalized at the V.P. Demikhov City Clinical Hospital between October 2019 and February 2021 due to hyperglycemia detected incidentally at their place of residence. The sample consisted of men and women aged 18 to 80 years.
- 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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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: * Newly diagnosed T2DM * No ketoacidosis * Age ≥ 18 years, ≤ 80 years * BMI \> 25 kg/m2 * No history of taking hypoglycemic drugs (HGD) * No use of drugs that affect BM composition Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of type 1 diabetes * Presence of chronic gastrointestinal diseases: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, multiple intestinal polyposis, chronic pancreatitis with frequent exacerbations (more than 6-7 times per year) * Presence of acute gastrointestinal diseases: acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, enteritis, colitis, exacerbation of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer * Previous gastrointestinal surgery within the last 3 months Gastrointestinal surgery within the last 3 months. * Severe infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, Covid-19) * Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 * Mental illness * Alcoholism, drug addiction * Pregnancy or lactation * Cancer * History of blood transfusion, organ transplant, or bone marrow transplant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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State clinical hospital named after V.P. Demikhov
Moscow, Russia
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