Transplant study digs into gut chemistry to uncover blood sugar mysteries
NCT ID NCT02234349
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how pancreas-kidney transplantation changes bile acids and gut-related metabolism in people with type 1 diabetes and kidney disease. Researchers will measure bile acid levels and glucose responses in 50 transplant patients, comparing them to kidney-only transplant patients and healthy controls. The goal is to understand why some patients still have abnormal blood sugar after transplantation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pancreas-kidney transplantation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand why some transplant patients still have blood sugar problems, possibly leading to better treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study with only 50 participants. It is designed to observe changes, not to test a new treatment, so it may not lead to direct patient benefits.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2013
- Finished
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Mar 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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18 to 55 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: Patients : * BMI \<30 kg/m2 * Candidate for a first kidney transplant with a donor without the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) criteria of extended donors and including living donors and pancreas-kidney donors (duodena-pancreas with ileal anastomosis and systemic drainage) * Patients with conventional immunosuppression (maintenance with steroids, Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil * Willing and able to give informed consent Control subjects : * Potential living kidney donor Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a history of colectomy, gut resection or cholecystectomy * For women : pregnancy * Type 2 diabetes * Type 1 diabetes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Edourad Herriot - Pavillon P
Lyon, 69437, France
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