Immune cells linked to insulin resistance in new study
NCT ID NCT05329337
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether immune cells from healthy people can affect how the body responds to insulin. Researchers took blood samples from 30 volunteers and tested how their immune cells influenced insulin signaling in liver cells in the lab. The goal was to better understand the connection between the immune system and conditions like insulin resistance and high insulin levels.
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 help explain how the immune system contributes to insulin resistance, potentially pointing toward new ways to prevent or manage type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage observational study with only 30 participants. It is designed to gather information, not to test a treatment, so it may not lead to any direct medical advances.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Individuals who participated in the MetACTIV study. * Profile 2 subgroup-specific inclusion criteria: * MetACTIV study individual with a Profile 2. * Persons who have given free informed consent. * Persons who have signed the consent form. * Persons affiliated to or benefiting from a health insurance plan. * Adults (≥18 years of age). Exclusion Criteria: * Persons participating in Category 1 research involving human subjects * Persons in an exclusion period as determined by another study. * Persons under court protection, guardianship or trusteeship. * Persons who are incapable of giving consent. * Persons for whom it is impossible to give clear information. * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie du Gard
Nîmes, Gard, 3000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Nîmes, Gard, 30000, France
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