Active clinical trials for "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1"

Background: Probiotics influence immune homeostasis, through altering gut microbiota. The efficacy of probiotics in diabetes has been shown in preclinical settings as well as in human trials. Interleukin (IL)-21 and IL22 have been implicated in the pathogenesis of T1D. Objectives: to assess the effect of oral supplementation with probiotics on glycemic control as well as IL-21 and IL-22 levels in children with T1D. Methods: This randomized-controlled trial study included 70 children with T1D. Enrolled children aged 5-18 years with disease duration > 1 year. They were randomly assigned into two groups; intervention group (group A) who received oral probiotics containing Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14 (108 CFU) 0.5 mg once daily. The other group (group B) did not receive any supplementation and served as a control group. Both groups were followed-up for 6 months with assessment of fasting blood glucose (FBG), HbA1c, IL-21 and IL-22 levels.

This is a study of the Minimed 670G 4.0 insulin pump, assessing the efficacy of the Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop (AHCL) algorithm in controlling blood glucose levels in Type 1 Diabetes.

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), known as insulin pump therapy, has been widely used for diabetes patients in recent years. Many clinical studies have proved the priority of CSII to multiple insulin injections including better glycaemic control with lower daily insulin requirement, lower glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level and reduced risk of severe hypoglycaemia. The best mode of CSII is a kind of programmed and individualized insulin infusion mode. But at present, the applying of insulin pump is mainly during hospitalization period in China, which is not conformed with daily living scenarios of patients. The outpatient insulin pump treatment is much closer to the real living scenarios of patients. However, lack of management experience and widely accepted formative model of insulin pump applying in clinic restricted use of insulin pumps in clinical in China. The investigators aimed to explore a safe and effective management mode of insulin pump operating to enable a wide population to have access to daily use of CSII, and to maximize the rational use of limited medical resources.

The project will investigate and improve a community health worker (CHW) based model for non-communicable disease (NCD) care in a humanitarian emergency.

The purpose of this research study will be to test and evaluate if dapagliflozin has an effect on the amount of glucagon (a hormone produced by the pancreas and stomach that stimulates liver glucose production) produced by the body and if that change will improve recovery time from hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in participants with Type 1 Diabetes.

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and insulin pump, a new medical device, have been proved and highly recommended in the treatment of type 1 diabetes patients worldwide, and related technology development and market are growing rapidly. In order to maximize the medical and socioeconomic effects of the latest blood glucose devices including CGM and insulin pump, structured education is necessary. In this study, we will develop patient-oriented structured education for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus when applying CGM, and we will assess the efficacy of this education protocol for patients with type 1 diabetes using CGM.

Rationale: Hyperglycaemia is an important cause of long-term macro-and microvascular complications in all patients with diabetes mellitus. However, only a small fraction of the patients with diabetes reaches the set target of glycemic control. Problems with adequate self-management usually underlie problems to maintain glycaemic control. Thus, patients need more support in order to reduce the burden and increase the effectiveness of their diabetes self-management. One way to do this is by using integrated technologies and personalized plans for diabetes care. For this purpose, the POWER2DM support system was developed to give patients insight into their condition and support diabetes patients and their health care professionals in setting and achieving self-management goals using predictive computer model simulations and behavioural action plans. Objective: To provide proof of concept that POWER2DM is safe and effective in improving glycaemic control, improving behavioural/psychosocial and lifestyle markers, and to assess the cost-effectiveness of the approach and to highlight any potential issues that may impede implementation. Study design: This is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial with 9 months follow-up in which patients will be randomised 1:1 to either Power2DM support (Power2DM group) or usual care (usual care group). There will be evaluation moments at baseline, after 11 weeks, 22 weeks and 37 weeks. Study population: 230 patients with diabetes (N=115 type 1 diabetes (T1D), N=115 type 2 diabetes (T2D)) recruited from out-patient clinics in the Netherlands (Leiden University Medical Centre and affiliating teaching hospitals N=115) and Córdoba, Spain (Reina Sofia University Hospital N=115). Intervention: The POWER2DM support group will receive access to the prototype 2 of the POWER2DM system. This system consists of two components: 1) the web-based Shared Decision Making Dashboard, used to set self-management goals together with a health care professional with the use of both short- and long-term predictive computer simulation models, and 2) the POWER2DM Self-Management Support System as a mobile application and webpage, used to support behavioural change in DM self-management. The system is fed with data from an activity tracker, a glucose monitor and manual data entry. Main study parameters/endpoints: Change in glucose regulation as measured by %HbA1c before and after the intervention compared between the intervention and control group.

Aim Evidence of a possible connection between gut microbiota and several physiological processes linked to type 1 diabetes is increasing. However, the effect of multistrain probiotics in people with type 1 diabetes remains unclear. This study investigated the effect of metformin as add-on therapy on glycemic control and other diabetes-related outcomes in people with type 1 diabetes.

The purpose of this study is to test whether anakinra is able to reduce insulin resistance. This will be tested in overweighted type I diabetes mellitus patients, which have no residual beta-cell function. By using this patient group, all positive effects on glycemic control should be the consequence of improved insulin sensitivity.

The translational potential to the clinical applications of cord blood stem cells has increased enormously in recent years, mainly because of its unique advantages including no risk to the donor, no ethical issues, low risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), rapid availability, and large resource worldwide. Human cord blood contains several types of stem cells such as the umbilical cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells (CB-SC). CB-SC possess multiple biological properties including the expression of embryonic stem (ES) cell characteristics, giving rise to different types of cells and immune modulation. Specifically, CB-SC can function as an immune modulator that can lead to control of the immune responses, which could in turn be used as a new approach to overcome the autoimmunity of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in patients1 and nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. Here, the investigators develop a novel Stem Cell Educator therapy by using CB-SC and explore the therapeutic effectiveness of Educator therapy in T1D patients.