Vascular Complications in Children From T1D Diagnosis

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Conditions studied: Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications, Child, Adolescent

In brief

Cardiovascular disease is a complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), a life-long disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The goal of this project is to determine the timing and factors leading to vascular damage in children from T1D diagnosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05790785

Run by

University of British Columbia

People needed

150

Starts

2024-03-25

Expected to finish

2027-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-02

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 8-18 years
• Within 14 weeks of type 1 diabetes diagnosis
• Ability and willingness to undergo non-invasive arterial stiffness assessment for 1hr and willingness to wear the 24-h automated blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device.

You may not qualify if…

• Children will be ineligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following:
• Other cardiometabolic or endocrine diseases diagnosis (type 2 diabetes; familial disorders of cholesterol metabolism; lupus)
• Other genetic syndromes (Down Syndrome; Prader-Willi)
• Eating disorder diagnosis
• Transgender children taking hormone blockers or exogenous sex steroids
• Currently treated with medications known to affect metabolism (e.g. glucocorticoids, antipsychotics).

Where it is running

• Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, BC Children's Hospital — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (enrolling)

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