Scientists probe hidden link between type 1 diabetes and heart attacks
NCT ID NCT05179954
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to understand why people with type 1 diabetes have a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. Researchers will compare fat and protein processing in 30 adults—some with type 1 diabetes and some healthy—using special tracer infusions and blood tests. The goal is to identify key differences that could lead to better prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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 why people with type 1 diabetes have higher heart disease risk, pointing toward new prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (30 people) that measures biological markers, not a treatment trial. Results may not lead directly to new therapies.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 to 45 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: ≥18 but ≤45 years * premenopausal/eumenorrheic and not pregnant or breastfeeding * non-obese (body mass index ≥18.5\<30.0 kg/m2) * Fasting plasma triglyceride \<150 mg/dL Additional inclusion criteria for control subjects: * Fasting plasma glucose \<100 mg/dL * Plasma glucose 2 h after a 75 g oral glucose challenge \<140 mg/dL * HbA1c \<5.6%. Additional inclusion criteria for subjects with T1DM: * stable insulin regimen (multiple daily insulin injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin) for at least 8 weeks before screening * no use of diabetes medications other than insulin * HbA1c \<8.0%, basal (overnight fasted) * no severe symptomatic hypoglycemic event associated with a seizure or requiring help from other people or a medical facility in the 6 months prior to screening or metabolic testing Exclusion Criteria: * more than 1.5 h of structured exercise/week * use of tobacco products, excessive amounts of alcohol, or dietary supplements and/or medications known to affect lipid metabolism * hypothyroidism or other disorders known to affect lipid metabolism * conditions that would make it impossible to complete the study protocol
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Missouri School of Medicine
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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