Can we catch type 1 diabetes early? new study tests screening for relatives
NCT ID NCT07322380
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether it's practical to screen close relatives of people with type 1 diabetes for early signs of the disease. About 1,000 adults in Quebec will have blood tests and answer questionnaires. If they show early markers, they will be monitored either by the research team or their own doctor to see which approach works better.
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 lead to a routine screening program for relatives of people with type 1 diabetes, allowing earlier detection and monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may show that screening is not practical or that follow-up strategies are not effective.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Males and females ≥18 years old living in the Québec province * Having a FDR living with T1D (parents, siblings or offspring) * Willing to adhere to follow-up care if screened positive Exclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of T1D * Pregnancy (ongoing or current attempt to become pregnant) * Current or future expected use of glucocorticoid medication (except low stable dose and inhaled steroids and stable adrenal insufficiency treatment e.g., Cortef®) or any systemic immunosuppressive agents * Planned or recent (\< 6 weeks) monoclonal antibodies treatment, immunoglobulin perfusions or plasmapheresis. * Other serious medical illness likely to interfere with study participation or with the ability to complete the study by the judgment of the investigator
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