At-home fingerprick test could replace clinic visits for diabetes screening
NCT ID NCT07155252
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a self-administered fingerstick glucose tolerance test done at home can accurately measure blood sugar levels compared to the standard clinic-based test. Researchers will enroll 60 people at risk for or recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. If accurate, this approach could make screening more convenient and accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- self-administered fingerstick glucose tolerance test
- What this could lead to
- If accurate, this could allow people at risk for type 1 diabetes to be screened at home instead of going to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The home test may be less accurate than the clinic version.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
A total of 60 participants will be enrolled at the Yale University Pediatric and Adult Diabetes Clinic (New Haven, CT). To ensure there is wide variation in glucose ranges with glucose tolerance testing a total of 3 cohorts will be recruited.
- Ages
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8 to 45 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: * Body weight ≥43 kg * Presence of at least one islet autoantibody and/or≥ diagnosis of clinical T1D within 100 days. * Documentation of the presence at least 1 islet autoantibody * If participants meet ADA diagnostic criteria for Stage 3 type 1 diabetes, they will be eligible if the enrollment occurs within 100 days from the diagnosis and are at least 12 years old. * Participants must be in good general health without other acute (e.g. infectious disease) febrile or chronic illnesses (e.g. uncontrolled asthma requiring high steroid doses, chronic arthritis) that in the judgment of the investigator could jeopardize participant safety or interfere with the study, * Ability to give consent/assent * Able to understand written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant or becomes pregnant during the study * Participants on sodium glucose cotransporter inhibitors (SGLTi). * Donated blood in the past 8 weeks.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale University Pediatric and Adult Diabetes Clinic
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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