Could a High-Fiber powder help kids with type 1 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT06198725
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a high-fiber supplement called Trimtab can help preserve beta-cell function in children aged 6 to 12 who were recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. For 12 weeks, participants will take the supplement daily, and researchers will measure C-peptide levels (a marker of insulin production) and gut bacteria changes. The goal is to see if a simple dietary change can slow the loss of insulin-making cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trimtab (a high-fiber grain powder)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a dietary approach to help preserve insulin production in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 110 participants, and the intervention is a dietary supplement, not a drug. It may not show a clear benefit, and results may not apply to all children with type 1 diabetes.
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Study facts
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- 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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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6 to 12 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed as type 1 diabetes for the first time according to the diagnostic criteria of the American diabetes Association (ADA) in the past 6 months; * One or more antibodies against GAD65, IAA, IA-2, ICA, and ZNT8 are positive; * The daily total dose of insulin per unit weight was less than 0.5 IU/kg/day three days prior to screening; * Fasting C-peptide (FCP)\>0.1 nmol/L (0.3ng/mL); * Age range from 6 to 12 years old; * Have not participated in any other research projects at present; * The guardian signs the informed consent form, the child agrees to the study, and the child over 8 years old signs the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Suffering from serious chronic and systemic diseases: tumors, immunodeficiency, heart failure, Cushing's syndrome, kidney diseases (including nephrotic syndrome, nephritis, glomerulonephritis, kidney stones, etc.), liver diseases (including autoimmune hepatitis, metabolic liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis, chronic, persistent hepatitis, etc.), gallbladder diseases (including cholecystitis, gallstones, etc.), etc; * Suffering from acute or chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal ulcers, celiac disease, or having defecation three or more times a day in the past week or more, accompanied by watery stools; * Blood pressure ≥ 95th percentile of the same gender, age, and height reference; * Plasma triglycerides of 9 years and below should be ≥ 1.12mmol/L, and triglycerides of 10 years and above should be ≥ 1.46mmol/L; * Used antibiotics within the past month for 3 days or more; * Currently suffering from infectious diseases; * Have the history of gastrointestinal surgery, surgery to remove appendicitis and hernia; * Evidence of pituitary dysfunction; * Use drugs other than insulin that can affect blood sugar levels; * Chromosomal abnormalities (such as trisomy 21 syndrome, Turner syndrome, etc.); * Have taken probiotics and probiotic products continuously for more than 3 days within the first month before enrollment; * Unable to guarantee sufficient time to participate in this project.
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Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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