New study eyes hidden diabetes damage in cystic fibrosis patients
NCT ID NCT06837181
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often people with cystic fibrosis and diabetes develop complications like eye, kidney, and nerve problems. Researchers will also check blood pressure and cholesterol. The goal is to better understand these risks in a diverse group of 200 adolescents and adults. No treatments are being tested—this is purely an observation study.
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 reveal how common and severe diabetes complications are in cystic fibrosis, guiding future screening and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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
Individuals with CFRD diagnosis ≥ 5 years at time of enrollment
- Ages
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12 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: * Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from participant or participant's legally authorized representative * For Adults: Must be able to consent on one own's behalf (i.e., cannot lack cognitive capacity to consent due to the required patient-reported outcomes) * Be willing and able to adhere to the study protocol requirements * Age ≥ 12 years at time of enrollment * CF diagnosis based on two CF causing mutations and/or positive sweat test according to CFF diagnostic criteria * CFRD diagnosis ≥ 5 years at time of enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * History of any illness or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk to the subject * History of transplant * Pregnancy reported by participant at time of consent or at any point during active study participation Pulse Wave Velocity Exclusion Criteria: * Erratic, accelerated or mechanically controlled irregular heart rhythms including arrhythmias * Carotid or aortic valve stenosis * Peripheral artery disease or leg artery disease * Generalized constriction or localized spasm of muscular conduit arteries such as seen immediately after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass surgery or accompanying Raynaud's phenomena or intense cold. * Possible exclusions based on investigator medical provider assessment (additional precautions may be followed to allow inclusion): * Pressure reading should not be conducted on a limb where there is intravenous access, arterio-venous shunt, or where circulation is compromised. * Pressure reading should not be conducted on the side of the body that a mastectomy was done.
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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
18 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Wake Forest Baptist)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27104, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Columbia University Cystic Fibrosis Program
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Keck Medical Center of USC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Massachusetts
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlestone, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Stanford University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19146, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Tulane University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of California San Diego
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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University of Colorado Denver
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Iowa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Miami
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of New Mexico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States
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