Scientists turn skin and blood into insulin factories to fight diabetes
NCT ID NCT07479134
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study takes a small sample of skin, blood, or urine from people with diabetes and healthy volunteers. Scientists will turn those cells into stem cells and then into insulin-producing cells in the lab. The goal is to learn more about diabetes and pave the way for future cell-based treatments. About 100 participants will provide one sample each.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2036
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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12 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Age between 12 and 70 years. Ability and willingness to provide informed consent (or assent with parental consent for minors). Group 1: Individuals diagnosed with pancreatic β cell dysfunction, including but not limited to: Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) Wolfram Syndrome Pancreatogenic Diabetes Group 2: Healthy control donors without pancreatic β cell dysfunction. Pregnant or breastfeeding women may be included if they meet the inclusion criteria. Exclusion Criteria: Age below 12 or above 70 years. Health condition too compromised to allow safe tissue collection (e.g., acute hypoglycemia \<70 mg/dL or hyperglycemia \>140 mg/dL at sampling). Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent/assent. Active malignancy or current cancer treatment. Known infection with HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C. Use of medications that may interfere with iPSC generation (e.g., high-dose corticosteroids, immunomodulators), unless approved by investigators. For participants undergoing skin biopsy: bleeding disorders, local skin infection, allergy to anesthetics, or use of anticoagulants.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Diabetes Research Institute
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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