Can a simple blood test track beta-cell loss in type 1 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT01747967
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether immune cell responses can serve as a simpler way to measure how many insulin-producing beta cells remain in people with type 1 diabetes. Researchers followed 156 participants over 30 months, using meal tests and blood/urine samples. The goal was to find better markers than the current cumbersome test, which could help monitor disease progression and future treatments.
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 successful, this could lead to simpler blood or urine tests to track remaining beta-cell function in type 1 diabetes, aiding treatment monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. The immune markers may not correlate well with beta-cell mass, limiting their usefulness.
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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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156 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2011
- Finished
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May 2017
- 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 60 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: Pre-inclusion criteria : * children 6-18 years old; * adults 19-60 years old; * patients with a likely diagnosis of T1D, defined by an hyperglycaemia with ketonuria and/or weight loss ≥5% in the last 6 months, requiring insulin therapy. Inclusion criteria: * presence of serum anti-GAD antibodies; and/or * presence of serum anti-IA-2 antibodies; and/or * for children, presence of serum IAA antibodies; and/or * presence of T-cell autoimmune responses; * meal test feasible within 10 weeks of diagnosis. Exclusion Criteria: * recipients of solid organ or hematopoietic tissue transplantations ; * immunosuppressive therapies (anti-histamine agents are not included); * thyroid disease treated by methimazole; * known HIV, HBV or HCV infection; * known progressive cancer disease; * known primary immune deficiency
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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INSERM U1016 - DeAR Lab Avenir, Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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