New study tracks 300 people at risk for type 1 diabetes over 10 years
NCT ID NCT07503366
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
The SIRENA study will follow 300 children and adults who have tested positive for islet autoantibodies, which are early markers of type 1 diabetes. Over up to 10 years, researchers will track how their blood sugar, immune system, and metabolism change. The goal is to better predict who will develop diabetes and to reduce dangerous complications at diagnosis.
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 study could improve how doctors predict and detect type 1 diabetes early, potentially reducing severe complications at diagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate changes in care, and results depend on long-term follow-up over 10 years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
Who is studied
The study population includes children, adolescents, and adults who have tested positive for at least one islet cell autoantibody through population-based screening, family screening, routine clinical evaluation, or targeted screening of individuals with autoimmune conditions or incidental dysglycemia. Eligible participants are in the pre-symptomatic stages of T1D, without clinical signs of disease and not meeting diagnostic criteria for diabetes at enrollment. Recruitment occurs at pediatric and adult diabetes centers participating in the national study network. The resulting dataset also provides a resource for future analyses of the clinical and psychological outcomes associated with pre-symptomatic T1D.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 of any age who test positive for at least one islet autoantibody. * Absence of clinical symptoms of diabetes. * Do not meet ADA diagnostic criteria for diabetes (no overt hyperglycemia). * Ability to comply with follow-up procedures according to clinical practice. * Written informed consent obtained from the participant or, for minors, from a parent or legal guardian. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes. * Fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL, HbA1c ≥6.5%, or OGTT 2-hour glucose ≥200 mg/dL. * Presence of symptoms suggestive of diabetes (e.g., polyuria, polydipsia, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, visual disturbances, acetone breath, Kussmaul respiration). * Any medical or psychological condition judged by the investigator to interfere with study participation or data reliability. * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
24 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ambulatorio di Diabetologia Pediatrica, UOC Pediatria/Neonatologia Ospedale San Paolo
Bari, Italy
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Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova
Padova, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Integrata di Verona
Verona, Italy
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Centro Provinciale di Diabetologia Pediatrica - SOC di Pediatria - Ospedale "S. Giovanni di Dio"
Crotone, Italy
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Centro Regionale di Diabetologia Pediatrica, UOC Pediatria Specialistica, Dipartimento ad Attività Integrata Materno Infantile, AOU Federico II
Naples, Italy
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Centro di Diabetologia Pediatrica Grande Ospedale Metropolitano
Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Centro diabetologico aziendale - UOS Diabetologia pediatrica; ASL Viterbo
Viterbo, Italy
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Department of Pediatrics, Hospital of Bolzano (SABES-ASDAA),Teaching Hospital of Paracelsus Medical University
Bolzano, Italy
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IRCCS "Ospedale Infantile" Burlo Garofolo
Trieste, Italy
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IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, SS Pediatria 2 - Malattie Endocrine / Ambulatorio di Diabetologia Pediatrica
Pavia, Italy
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Ospedale G.Di Cristina - ARNAS Civico di Cristina Benfratelli
Palermo, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore della Carità di Novara
Novara, Italy
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Roma, Italy
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Ospedale S. Raffaele
Milan, Italy
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Ospedale S.M. del Ca' Foncello, Treviso, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana
Treviso, Italy
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Ospedale di Santa Chiara Azienda USL
Trento, Italy
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S.C. Pediatria, P.O.C SS. Annunziata
Taranto, Italy
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SOC Diabetologia ed Endocrinologia, AOU Meyer IRCCS
Florence, Italy
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SOD Diabetologia Pediatrica - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche
Ancona, Italy
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UOC Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo AOU di Parma
Parma, Italy
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UOC Pediatria, Azienza Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Renato Dulbecco"
Catanzaro, Italy
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UOC Pediatria, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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UOS Diabetologia ed Endocrinologia pediatrica, AORN Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano
Caserta, Italy
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Università degli Studi dell'Aquila - UO Pediatria e PSP, Ospedale San Salvatore
L’Aquila, Italy
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